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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 the hopes a...
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oapen-20.500.12657-252182021-11-08T09:21:33Z The Purpose of the First World War Afflerbach, Holger History History World War 1 bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBW Military history::HBWN First World War 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 the hopes and expectations of the political and military leaders and try to explain why the contemporaries thought that they had to fight the Great War. 2019-04-25 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:30 2020-04-01T10:30:47Z 2020-04-01T10:30:47Z 2015-06-26 book 1004876 OCN: 913087840 9783110443486;9783110435993 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25218 eng application/pdf n/a 1004876.pdf De Gruyter Oldenbourg 102425 8b3e1882-2010-4cab-ab60-51513f0a51f0 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110443486;9783110435993 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 102425 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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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 the hopes and expectations of the political and military leaders and try to explain why the contemporaries thought that they had to fight the Great War. |
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