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The Warlords: Hindenburg and Ludendorff

Door John Lee

Categorie	WO I
Boeknummer	#298252
Titel	The Warlords: Hindenburg and Ludendorff
Auteur	Lee, John
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	0297846752
ISBN13	9780297846758
Taal	Nederlands
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, some small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Hindenburg and Ludendorff were two of the greatest generals of the First World War. At Tannenberg in 1914 their brilliance on the battlefield annihilated one Russian army completely, and drove a second from German territory in disarray. They repeated these feats time and again on the Eastern Front, and when Falkenhayn resigned as Chief of the Great General Staff in 1916 (partly through the pair's intriguing against him), Hindenburg was the natural choice to take over. Very soon they became two of the most powerful men in Germany. In a country where literally everything was geared towards helping the war effort, their influence reached into all parts of German life: not only the army but the economy, industry, the transport systems, and the production and distribution of food. Their power w... (Lees verder)as such that they were able to force the resignation of three successive Chancellors and several government ministers. They meddled in foreign policy and affairs of state with such frequency that it was impossible for anyone of note to hold office without their approval. By the end of the First World War, Germany was effectively a military dictatorship. This is the inside story of the German war machine during the Great War. In his concise but incredibly comprehensive history of the war, John Lee shows how Hindenburg and Ludendorff rose to power, and how their iron grip on the nation very soon brought Germany to the brink of starvation, with riots and industrial strikes reaching epidemic proportions. He also shows how their Prussian values not only contributed to Germany's downfall, but paved the way for an even more devastating war 20 years later.
Pagina's	207
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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