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"The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles; the battle whose aim was less to defeat the enemy than bleed him to death; the battleground whose once fertile terrain even now resembles a haunted wilder…
The Purpose of the First World War
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Ten million soldiers died during the First World War. But why, and for what reason? The Great War is widely seen as a "pointless carnage" (Pope Benedict XV). Was there a point, at least in the eyes of the political and military decision makers? International specialists analyse …
One of the most hotly disputed topics in twentieth-century history has been Germany's share of responsibility -- "its guilt"--For the outbreak of the two world wars. In this short, penetrating study, Europe's leading authority on German power politics clarifies the dispute and o…
One of the most hotly disputed topics in twentieth-century history has been Germany's share of responsibility -- "its guilt"--For the outbreak of the two world wars. In this short, penetrating study, Europe's leading authority on German power politics clarifies the dispute and o…
"Based on his own experiences in the First World War, Rommel discusses and analyses the tactics that lay behind his success ... As a leader of a small unit, he proved himself an aggressive and versatile commander, with a reputation of using the terrain of the battleground for hi…
During the Great War many in British society started to utilize Crusading language and rhetoric to describe their experiences during the war. Those utilizing the rhetoric ranged from soldiers, journalists, politicians, to clergymen. The use of Crusading rhetoric tended to involv…
Every major American conflict includes studies examining the experience of the common soldier. Within those many experiences, notions of manhood often provided the impetus for a soldier to enlist, fight, and continue to endure the brutal realities of combat and war. Additionally…
