Contemporary Review, August 1st, 2001
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War. Annika Mombauer. Cambridge University Press. [pound]35.00 (US$54.95). 325 pages. ISBN 0-521-791014 The origins of the Great War are one of the richest gold mines in the historians' world. Even when viewed after the Second World War, the First retains a fascination, in part because of the enormous losses in men and in part because it heralded the collapse of what may be called imperial Europe. Most agree today that the root cause was the decision of Germany's Emperor, politicians and military leaders to secure for Germany the position...
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