Description: The Outbreak of the First World War Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Strategic Planning, Crisis Decision Making, and Deterrence Failure Author(s): John H. Maurer Format: Hardback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc ISBN-13: 9780275949983, 978-0275949983 Synopsis This study examines what led the leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany to launch major military offensives at the beginning of the First World War. The focus is on understanding why these two countries adopted high-risk offensive strategies during an international confrontation rather than a defensive military stance. The decision to attack or defend did not occur in a political vacuum. The leaders of Austria-Hungary and Germany adopted offensive strategies as a way to achieve their political ambitions. The offensives undertaken by Austria-Hungary and Germany in 1914 thus reflected their political goals as well as the strategic doctrines of war planners. The concluding chapter of this study explores why deterrence failed in 1914.
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Book Title: The Outbreak of the First World War
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Subject: Government, History
Publication Year: 1995
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
Publication Name: The Outbreak of the First World War: Strategic Planning, Crisis Decision Making, and Deterrence Failure
Language: English
Type: Textbook
Author: John H. Maurer
Series: Praeger Security International
Format: Hardcover
