Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German War Planning 1871-1914

Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German War Planning 1871-1914Description by Terence Zuber Paperback The existence of the Schlieffen plan has been one of the basic assumptions of twentieth century military history. It was the perfect example of the evils of German militarism: aggressive, mechanical, disdainful of politics and of public morality. The Great War began in August 1914 allegedly because the Schlieffen plan forced the German government to transform a Balkan quarrel into a World War by attacking France.

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