Annika Mombauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5395304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annika Mombauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annika |
| FAMILY NAME | Mombauer |
| SIGNATURE | MOMBAUER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
John C. G. Röhl (1938–2023)
The German centenary of the First World War
In the run up to the 2014 centenary of the First World War, the German public was gripped by a heated debate on the origins of the war. This article explores the nature of this controversy and its role in shaping national commemoration of the Great War. It also draws parallels between the commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the war in 1964 and those of 2014. Through a comparison of Germany’s national memories of the war …
Sir Edward Grey, Germany, and the Outbreak of the First World War
Historians have variously condemned British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey for contributing to the escalation of the July Crisis of 1914, and praised him as an heroic advocate of peace. Addressing this conundrum, this article first assesses historiographical debates around the significance of Grey’s policy towards Germany in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War. It then traces Grey’s foreign policy vis-à-vis Germany on th…
Guilt or Responsibility? The Hundred-Year Debate on the Origins of World War I
Historians of the Great War found themselves in high demand in 2014. The looming anniversary naturally prompted publishers to commission titles that were designed to make a splash, cause debate, and spark public interest. The market was consequently flooded with publications that attempted to explain why war had broken out in 1914. Few could have predicted, however, the full extent of public and media interest in World War I. Nor could one have e…
Die Julikrise
Warum führte das Attentat von Sarajewo, das serbische Nationalisten am 28. Juni 1914 auf Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand und seine Frau verübten, zum Ersten Weltkrieg? Ist Europa in den Krieg „hineingeschlittert“, wie es der britische Premier Lloyd George einst formulierte? Oder lassen sich klare Verantwortlichkeiten benennen? Auf der Grundlage zeitgenössischer Quellen und langjähriger Forschungen schildert Annika Mombauer die Geschichte der Julikrise …
The Fischer Controversy, Documents and the ‘Truth’ About the Origins of the First World War
This article focuses on the ‘document-driven’ nature of the Fischer controversy and the conviction of both the Fischer school and its critics that utilizing ever more archival documents would inevitably unearth ‘the truth’ about the origins of the First World War. It argues that the controversy left a lasting legacy precisely because of its positivist focus on documents as artefacts capable of revealing an indisputable ‘truth’ about the causes of…
The Fischer Controversy 50 years on
A summary of the importance of the Fischer controversy after fifty years, and of the special issue of the Journal of Contemporary History which investigates the history of that controversy both within and outside of Germany
The Origins of the First World War, by William Mulligan
In his study of the origins of the First World War, William Mulligan argues that in 1914 war was not inevitable, but actually avoidable. The case against an inevitable war can be based on the fact that so many international crises before 1914 did not end up in large-scale war, but were resolved at the conference table, or merely involved lesser powers in armed conflict. Mechanisms existed which were able to defuse international crises. In July an…
The First World War
Journal Article The First World War: Inevitable, Avoidable, Improbable Or Desirable? Recent Interpretations On War Guilt and the War's Origins Get access Annika Mombauer Annika Mombauer The Open University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar German History, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 78–95, https://doi.org/10.1177/0266355407071695 Published: 01 January 2007
The Battle of the Marne
An investigation of the Battle of the Marne from the German perspective, focussing in particular on the myths that have been created to account for Germany's first major defeat in the First World War
Of war plans and war guilt
This article outlines the controversy surrounding the thesis advanced by Terence Zuber that there never was a Schlieffen Plan and that German war planning in 1914, far from having the aggressive edge that historians have attributed to it for decades, was in fact designed to deal with a Franco-Russian attack on Germany. In addition to reviewing the debate precipitated by Zuber's thesis, this article also takes a closer look at how Germany prepared…
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Introduction 1. Military decision-making in Wilhelmine Germany 2. Alfred von Schlieffen and Helmuth von Moltke: 'military genius' and 'reluctant military leader' 3. From crisis to crisis: the international background to military planning in the pre-war years 4. The July crisis and the outbreak of war: the German perspective 5. The General Staff at war Conclusion
A Reluctant Military Leader? Helmuth von Moltke and the July Crisis of 1914
Of war plans and war guilt
This article outlines the controversy surrounding the thesis advanced by Terence Zuber that there never was a Schlieffen Plan and that German war planning in 1914, far from having the aggressive edge that historians have attributed to it for decades, was in fact designed to deal with a Franco-Russian attack on Germany. In addition to reviewing the debate precipitated by Zuber's thesis, this article also takes a closer look at how Germany prepared…
The Fischer Controversy, Documents and the ‘Truth’ About the Origins of the First World War
This article focuses on the ‘document-driven’ nature of the Fischer controversy and the conviction of both the Fischer school and its critics that utilizing ever more archival documents would inevitably unearth ‘the truth’ about the origins of the First World War. It argues that the controversy left a lasting legacy precisely because of its positivist focus on documents as artefacts capable of revealing an indisputable ‘truth’ about the causes of…
Sir Edward Grey, Germany, and the Outbreak of the First World War
Historians have variously condemned British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey for contributing to the escalation of the July Crisis of 1914, and praised him as an heroic advocate of peace. Addressing this conundrum, this article first assesses historiographical debates around the significance of Grey’s policy towards Germany in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War. It then traces Grey’s foreign policy vis-à-vis Germany on th…
The Fischer Controversy 50 years on
A summary of the importance of the Fischer controversy after fifty years, and of the special issue of the Journal of Contemporary History which investigates the history of that controversy both within and outside of Germany
A Reluctant Military Leader? Helmuth von Moltke and the July Crisis of 1914
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Introduction 1. Military decision-making in Wilhelmine Germany 2. Alfred von Schlieffen and Helmuth von Moltke: 'military genius' and 'reluctant military leader' 3. From crisis to crisis: the international background to military planning in the pre-war years 4. The July crisis and the outbreak of war: the German perspective 5. The General Staff at war Conclusion
Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Of war plans and war guilt
This article outlines the controversy surrounding the thesis advanced by Terence Zuber that there never was a Schlieffen Plan and that German war planning in 1914, far from having the aggressive edge that historians have attributed to it for decades, was in fact designed to deal with a Franco-Russian attack on Germany. In addition to reviewing the debate precipitated by Zuber's thesis, this article also takes a closer look at how Germany prepared…
The Battle of the Marne
An investigation of the Battle of the Marne from the German perspective, focussing in particular on the myths that have been created to account for Germany's first major defeat in the First World War
The First World War
Journal Article The First World War: Inevitable, Avoidable, Improbable Or Desirable? Recent Interpretations On War Guilt and the War's Origins Get access Annika Mombauer Annika Mombauer The Open University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar German History, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 78–95, https://doi.org/10.1177/0266355407071695 Published: 01 January 2007
The Origins of the First World War, by William Mulligan
In his study of the origins of the First World War, William Mulligan argues that in 1914 war was not inevitable, but actually avoidable. The case against an inevitable war can be based on the fact that so many international crises before 1914 did not end up in large-scale war, but were resolved at the conference table, or merely involved lesser powers in armed conflict. Mechanisms existed which were able to defuse international crises. In July an…
The Fischer Controversy, Documents and the ‘Truth’ About the Origins of the First World War
This article focuses on the ‘document-driven’ nature of the Fischer controversy and the conviction of both the Fischer school and its critics that utilizing ever more archival documents would inevitably unearth ‘the truth’ about the origins of the First World War. It argues that the controversy left a lasting legacy precisely because of its positivist focus on documents as artefacts capable of revealing an indisputable ‘truth’ about the causes of…
The Fischer Controversy 50 years on
A summary of the importance of the Fischer controversy after fifty years, and of the special issue of the Journal of Contemporary History which investigates the history of that controversy both within and outside of Germany
Die Julikrise
Warum führte das Attentat von Sarajewo, das serbische Nationalisten am 28. Juni 1914 auf Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand und seine Frau verübten, zum Ersten Weltkrieg? Ist Europa in den Krieg „hineingeschlittert“, wie es der britische Premier Lloyd George einst formulierte? Oder lassen sich klare Verantwortlichkeiten benennen? Auf der Grundlage zeitgenössischer Quellen und langjähriger Forschungen schildert Annika Mombauer die Geschichte der Julikrise …
Guilt or Responsibility? The Hundred-Year Debate on the Origins of World War I
Historians of the Great War found themselves in high demand in 2014. The looming anniversary naturally prompted publishers to commission titles that were designed to make a splash, cause debate, and spark public interest. The market was consequently flooded with publications that attempted to explain why war had broken out in 1914. Few could have predicted, however, the full extent of public and media interest in World War I. Nor could one have e…
Sir Edward Grey, Germany, and the Outbreak of the First World War
Historians have variously condemned British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey for contributing to the escalation of the July Crisis of 1914, and praised him as an heroic advocate of peace. Addressing this conundrum, this article first assesses historiographical debates around the significance of Grey’s policy towards Germany in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War. It then traces Grey’s foreign policy vis-à-vis Germany on th…
The German centenary of the First World War
In the run up to the 2014 centenary of the First World War, the German public was gripped by a heated debate on the origins of the war. This article explores the nature of this controversy and its role in shaping national commemoration of the Great War. It also draws parallels between the commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the war in 1964 and those of 2014. Through a comparison of Germany’s national memories of the war …
John C. G. Röhl (1938–2023)
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