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The Schlieffen Plan
International Perspectives on the German Strategy for World War I
In this important volume, international scholars reassess Schlieffen's work for the first time in decades, offering new insights into the renowned general's impact not only on World War I but also on nearly a century of military historiography. The contributors draw on newly available source materials from European and Russian archives to demonstrate both the significance of the Schlieffen Plan and its deficiencies. They examine the operational planning of relevant European states and provide a broad, comparative historical context that other studies lack. Featuring fold-out maps and abstracts of the original German deployment plans as they evolved from 1893 to 1914, this rigorous reassessment vividly illustrates how failures in statecraft as well as military planning led to the tragedy of the First World War.
About the Authors
Major General David T. Zabecki, USA (Ret.), is the author of The German 1918 Offensives: A Case Study in the Operational Level of War and editor in chief of the four-volume encyclopedia Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. He is an honorary senior research fellow in the War Studies Programme at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Reviews
"A significant and timely contribution to our understanding of World War I."—Timothy Nenninger, former President, Society for Military History
"A superb piece of writing and scholarship. This work allows German historians to have their say on this uniquely German topic and thus provides a new and significant perspective on the campaign in the West in 1914 and the German plans for war."—Robert B. Bruce, Marine Corps Command and Staff College
"This volume marks a major contribution to the body of scholarship on this
subject."—StrategyWorld.com
"David T. Zabecki [. . .] has done a masterful job translating Der Schlieffenplan [. . . .] The translation is elegant and the terminology professional."—Journal of Military History
"The book concludes with a nearly twohundredpage compilation of excerpts from German deployment plans made between 1893 and 1914, with accompanying foldout maps. This alone justifies the [. . .] list price of the volume.
Serious students of preFirst World War planning and the war's opening stages will find much that merits careful reflection in The Schlieffen Plan."—Michigan War Studies Review
"The University Press of Kentucky deserves some kudos for producing such a relatively lavish
volume.
[. . .] Gross offers a master class in historical provenance."—H-Net Reviews
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Hardback | |
November 4, 2014 | |
9780813147468 | |
English | |
592 | |
10 b&w photos, 12 maps, 37 tables | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
2.3 Pounds (US) | |
$80.00 USD, £46.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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