The First World War

Trauma of the Twentieth Century
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-658-39430-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 152 g

Right up to the war, Europe's power elites were driven: motivated by chauvinistic demands, a spirit of aggression and hopes for a quick victory. Although this study clearly identifies the tendencies that led to disaster, it refrains from turning the investigation of the causes into a court case. Thus the traumatizing events themselves are the focus of attention - with their scenes and developments. From trench warfare, the stalemate of defensive fire, to the birth of a new war of movement - from the bankruptcy of war to its revival. And it also looks at the consequences of the carnage: First, the effects on the human soul, as revealed in war neuroses and literary testimonies. On the other hand, the political consequences from which humanity suffers to this day.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Unterseher, Lutz

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Instead of an introduction: the self-fulfilling prophecy.- Before the war: powers and machinations.- Major theaters: An overview.- Technology, tactics, war picture: victory of the defensive.- Perspective: ways to save the war.- Material battle: effect on soul and spirit.- Aftermath: Reshaping the world.

Über Autor(innen)

PD Dr. Lutz Unterseher, sociologist and political scientist, has worked in empirical social research and in an international context as a consultant on defence issues. He teaches at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Münster.