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A noted World War I scholar examines the critical decisions and
events that led to Germany's defeat, arguing that the German loss
was caused by collapse at home as well as on the front. Much has
been written about the causes for the outbreak of World War I and
the ways in which the war was fought, but few historians have
tackled the reasons why the Germans, who appeared on the surface to
be winning for most of the war, ultimately lost. This book, in
contrast, presents an in-depth examination of the complex interplay
of factors-social, cultural, military, economic, and
diplomatic-that led to Germany's defeat. The highly readable work
begins with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of the
two coalitions and points out how the balance of forces was clearly
on the side of the Entente in a long and drawn-out war. The work
then probes the German plan to win the war quickly and the
resulting campaigns of August and September 1914 that culminated in
the devastating defeat in the First Battle of the Marne. Subsequent
chapters discuss the critical factors and decisions that led to
Germany's loss, including the British naval blockade, the role of
economic factors in maintaining a consensus for war, and the social
impact of material deprivation. Starts a new and fuller discussion
of Germany's defeat that goes beyond the battlefields of the
Western Front Argues that Germany's defeat was caused by a complex
interplay of domestic, social, and economic forces as well as by
military and diplomatic factors Integrates the internal problems
the German people experienced with Germany's defeats at sea and on
land Highlights the critical role played by Britain and the United
States in bringing about Germany's defeat Discusses the failures of
German military planning and the failure of the nation's political
leaders and military leaders to understand that war is the
continuation of diplomacy by other means
How is foreign policy made in Iraq? Based on dozens of interviews
with senior officials and politicians, this book provides a clear
analysis of the development of domestic Iraqi politics since 2003.
Zana Gulmohamad explains how the federal government of Iraq and
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have functioned and worked
together since toppling Saddam to reveal in granular detail the
complexity of their foreign policy making. The book shows that the
ruling elites and political factions in Baghdad and in the capital
of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, create foreign policies according
to their agendas. The formulation and implementation of the two
governments' foreign policies is to a great extent uncoordinated.
Yet Zana Gulmohamad places this incoherent model of foreign policy
making in the context of the country's fragmented political and
social context and explains how Iraq's neighbouring countries -
Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria before the civil war - have
each influenced its internal affairs. The book is the first study
dedicated to the contemporary dynamics of the Iraqi state - outside
the usual focus on the "great powers" - and it explains exactly how
Iraqi foreign policy is managed alongside the country's economic
and security interests.
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