Gerwarth, Robert

Sacrifice and Rebirth: The Legacy of the Last Habsburg War

by Wingfield, Nancy M., Gerwarth, Robert, Cornwall, Mark, Haynes, Rebecca, Horváth, Franz Sz, Newman, John Paul, Cole, Laurence, Bokovoy, Melissa, Edgecombe, Catherine, Healy, Maureen, Kocourek, Katya, Mick, Christoph, Svoljšak, Petra

fromAustrian and Habsburg studies

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When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War, the sacrifice of one million men who had died fighting for the Habsburg monarchy now seemed to be in vain. This book is the first of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted, commemorated, or forgotten…

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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Part I: Defeat -- 1. A Train Journey in Spring -- 2. Russian Revolutions -- 3. Brest-Litovsk -- 4. The Taste of Victory -- 5. Reversals of Fortune -- Part II: Revolution and Counter-Revolution -- 6. No End to War -- 7. The Russian Civil Wars -- 8. The Apparent Triumph of Democra…

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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Geschiedenis van de eerste jaren na de Eerste Wereldoorlog, gekenmerkt door revoluties, burgeroorlogen en grensconflicten.

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI--conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII"--Provided by publisher. "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War …

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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Le rabat de la jaquette : "For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation, and also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of the principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hu…

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI-- conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII"-- "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I-- conflicts that wo…

The vanquished: why the First World War failed to end

by Gerwarth, Robert

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"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI--conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII."--Publisher information. "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War…

November 1918: the German revolution

by Gerwarth, Robert

fromThe making of the modern world

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Focusing on the dramatic events between the last months of the First World War in 1918 and Hitler's Munich Putsch of 1923, Gerwarth illuminates the fundamental and deep-seated ways in which the November Revolution changed Germany

November 1918: the German revolution

by Gerwarth, Robert

fromThe making of the modern world

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'Like a beautiful dream': introduction -- 1917 and the revolution of expectations -- Hoping for victory -- Endgame -- The sailors' mutiny -- The revolution spreads -- Showdown in Berlin -- Making peace in the west -- Challenges for the young republic -- Fighting radicalization -…

November 1918: the German revolution

by Gerwarth, Robert

fromMaking of the modern world (Oxford University Press)

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The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come. Robert Gerwarth argues …

November 1918: the German revolution

by Gerwarth, Robert

fromMaking of the modern world (Oxford University Press)

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The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come. Robert Gerwarth argues …

War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great W…

by Gerwarth, Robert, Horne, John

fromGreater war

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Forfatteren beskriver de paramilitære grupper og den politiske vold som opstod efter 1. Verdenskrig, især i Rusland og østeuropa.

This volume explains why the end of the Great War brought not peace but continued conflict. The book contributes to an understanding of the transition from war to peace and shows how paramilitary violence helped legitimize both fascism and communism, and also many of the new nat…