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Germany's Defeat in the First World War - The Lost Battles and Reckless Gambles That Brought Down the Second Reich (Hardcover)
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Germany's Defeat in the First World War - The Lost Battles and Reckless Gambles That Brought Down the Second Reich (Hardcover)
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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
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