The Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War

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David G. Herrmann

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English

Princeton University Press
03 June 1997

History; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; First World War; Land forces & warfare

This is a study of how land-based military power influenced international affairs during the series of diplomatic crises that led up to World War I. Instead of emphasizing the naval arms race, the book draws on documentary research in military and state archives in Germany, France, Austria, England and Italy to show the effects of changes in the strength of European armies during this period. It also provides an account of how the European armies adopted the new weaponry of the 20th century in the decade before 1914, including quick-firing artillery, machine guns, motor transport and aircraft. In a narrative account that runs from the beginning of a series of international crises in 1904 until the outbreak of the war, the author points to changes in the balance of military power to explain why the war began in 1914, instead of at some other time. Russia was incapable of waging a European war after its defeat at the hands of Japan in 1904-5, but in 1912, when Russia appeared to be regaining its capacity to fight, an unprecedented land-armaments race began.

Consequently, when the July crisis of 1914 developed, the atmosphere of military competition made war a far more likely outcome

By: David G. Herrmann
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 197mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780691015958
ISBN 10: 0691015953
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 03 June 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David G. Herrmann is Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University.

Reviews for The Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War

Winner of the 1996 Paul Birdsall Prize, American Historical Association ""Herrmann argues that the dynamic element which upset the European balance was the change in statesmen's perceptions of the military strengths and weaknesses of their neighbors between 1904 and 1914...A good book [that] draws on evidence from French, German, Austrian, Italian, and British archives.""--David French, The Times Literary Supplement ""A valuable and long-overdue book... It offers a far more nuanced and sophisticated understanding of military organizations as they faced the calamity of the First World War. A first-rate piece of work.""--Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs