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Title: A General Sketch of the European War
The First Phase
Author: Hilaire Belloc
Release Date: March 23, 2006 [EBook #18042]
Language: English
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A
GENERAL SKETCH
OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR
BY
HILAIRE BELLOC
THE FIRST PHASE
THOMAS NELSON & COMPANY
LONDON, EDINBURGH, PARIS, AND NEW YORK
_First published June 1, 1915_
_Reprinted June 1915_
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION 7
PART I.
THE GENERAL CAUSES OF THE WAR.
(1) THE GERMAN OBJECT 17
(2) CONFLICT PRODUCED BY THE CONTRAST OF THIS GERMAN
ATTITUDE OR WILL WITH THE WILLS OF OTHER NATIONS 23
(3) PRUSSIA 27
(4) AUSTRIA 39
(5) THE PARTICULAR CAUSES OF THE WAR 50
(6) THE IMMEDIATE OCCASION OF THE WAR 64
PART II.
THE FORCES OPPOSED.
(1) THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE BELLIGERENTS 80
The Geographical Advantages and Disadvantages of
the Germanic Body 86
The Geographical Advantages and Disadvantages of
the Allies 121
(2) THE OPPOSING STRENGTHS 136
The Figures of the First Period, say to
October 1-31, 1914 145
The Figures of the Second Period, say to
April 15-June 1, 1915 151
(3) THE CONFLICTING THEORIES OF WAR 164
PART III.
THE FIRST OPERATIONS.
(1) THE BATTLE OF METZ 316
(2) LEMBERG
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