Far from Armageddon
Austria-Hungary’s officers and their visions of a general European War before 1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12309474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion Wullschleger (0000-0002-0630-2013, University of Bern, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 563-583 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | War in History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-3445 • E-ISSN: 1477-0385 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09683445211029333 |
| OpenAlex | W3181459876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In the historiography on the origins of the First World War, the visions of war among European elites remain controversial. This article examines how Austria-Hungary’s military officers imagined the character and outcome of a general European war before 1914. It argues that Habsburg officers writing in military journals adhered to the idea of a short war with only limited impact on economy and society. They were optimistic about winning a major European war alongside their ally Germany. Their belief in a limited war was based on the experiences of the modern cabinet wars fought in Europe in the middle of the nineteenth century
Ancient history · Cabinet (room · Economic history · First world war · Historiography · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Total war · Vision · World War II · Central European national history · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |