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Author:

Gardner, Hall, author.

Title:

The failure to prevent World War I : the unexpected Armageddon / Hall Gardner.

Publisher:

Ashgate Publishing Limited,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

viii, 285 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918--Causes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The insecurity-security dialectic and the unexpected armageddon -- Origins of the Franco-Prussian War -- Global consequences of the Franco-Prussian War -- French calls for revanche and Bismarck's nightmare of coalitions -- Britain's intervention in Egypt and the threat of a continental alliance -- Bismarck's strategy and Anglo-German Alliance talks -- The failure of the Caprivi's "new course" -- 1894: the year of German alienation from England -- Fissures within the continental alliance -- The failure of Anglo-German alliance talks -- Britain's quest for new allies (1902-07) -- The Anglo-German d©♭tente and Eurasian conflicts -- The question of Alsace-Lorraine -- Stumbling into Armageddon -- Conclusions: the failure to prevent World War I.

Series:

Military strategy and operational art

ISBN:

9781472430571
1472430573
1472430565 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781472430564 (hardback : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)884665102

LCCN:

2014023410

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)