Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War

Abstract

Introduction 1. Military decision-making in Wilhelmine Germany 2. Alfred von Schlieffen and Helmuth von Moltke: 'military genius' and 'reluctant military leader' 3. From crisis to crisis: the international background to military planning in the pre-war years 4. The July crisis and the outbreak of war: the German perspective 5. The General Staff at war Conclusion.

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