Tactics And Procurement In The Habsburg Military 1866 1918
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Tactics And Procurement In The Habsburg Military 1866 1918
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Author : John A. Dredger
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-08-11
Tactics And Procurement In The Habsburg Military 1866 1918 written by John A. Dredger and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-11 with History categories.
This book reveals the primary causes of Habsburg defeat both in the Austro-Prussian War and the First World War. The choice of offensive strategy and tactics against an enemy possessing superior weaponry in the Austro-Prussian War, and opponents with superior numbers and weapons in the Great War, resulted in catastrophe. The inferiority of the Habsburg forces in both conflicts stemmed from imprudent spending decisions during peacetime, rather than conservatism or parliamentary stinginess. The desire to restore the sunken prestige of Austria-Hungary and prove Habsburg’s great power status drove the military to waste money on an expensive fleet, and choose offensive tactics to win great victories. This study shows the civil-military interaction in regard to funding and procurement decisions as well as the deep intellectual debates within the army, which refute the idea that the Habsburg military remained opposed to technology or progress
Offensive Spending
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Author : John Anthony Dredger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Offensive Spending written by John Anthony Dredger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
This manuscript reveals the primary causes of Habsburg defeat both in 1866 and in 1914-1918. The choice of offensive strategy and tactics against an enemy possessing superior weaponry in the Austro-Prussian War and opponents with superior numbers and weapons in the First World War resulted in catastrophe. The inferiority of the Habsburg forces in both wars stemmed from imprudent spending decisions during peacetime rather than conservatism or parliamentary stinginess. The desire to restore the sunken prestige of Austria-Hungary and prove Habsburg great power status drove the military to waste money on an expensive fleet and choose offensive tactics to win great victories. This study shows the civil-military interaction in regard to funding and procurement decisions as well as the deep intellectual debates within the army, which refute the idea that the Habsburg military remained opposed to technology or progress.
The Russian Army In The Great War
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Author : David R. Stone
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2021-09-07
The Russian Army In The Great War written by David R. Stone and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with History categories.
A full century later, our picture of World War I remains one of wholesale, pointless slaughter in the trenches of the Western front. Expanding our focus to the Eastern front, as David R. Stone does in this masterly work, fundamentally alters—and clarifies—that picture. A thorough, and thoroughly readable, history of the Russian front during the First World War, this book corrects widespread misperceptions of the Russian Army and the war in the east even as it deepens and extends our understanding of the broader conflict. Of the four empires at war by the end of 1914—the Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, German, and Russian—none survived. But specific political, social, and economic weaknesses shaped the way Russia collapsed and returned as a radically new Soviet regime. It is this context that Stone's work provides, that gives readers a more judicious view of Russia's war on the home front as well as on the front lines. One key and fateful difference in the Russian experience emerges here: its failure to systematically and comprehensively reorganize its society for war, while the three westernmost powers embarked on programs of total mobilization. Context is also vital to understanding the particular rhythm of the war in the east. Drawing on recent and newly available scholarship in Russian and in English, Stone offers a nuanced account of Russia's military operations, concentrating on the uninterrupted sequence of campaigns in the first 18 months of war. The eastern empires' race to collapse underlines the critical importance of contingency in the complete story of World War I. Precisely when and how Russia lost the war was influenced by the structural strengths and weaknesses of its social and economic system, but also by the outcome of events on the battlefield. By bringing these events into focus, and putting them into context, this book corrects and enriches our picture of World War I, and of the true strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and successes of the Russian Army in the Great War.
Iron And Blood
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Author : Peter H. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2023-02-14
Iron And Blood written by Peter H. Wilson and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with History categories.
From the author of the acclaimed The Thirty Years War and Heart of Europe, a masterful, landmark reappraisal of German military history, and of the preconceptions about German militarism since before the rise of Prussia and the world wars. German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative. Looking beyond Prussia to German-speaking Europe across the last five centuries, Wilson finds little unique or preordained in German militarism or warfighting. Iron and Blood takes as its starting point the consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire, which created new mechanisms for raising troops but also for resolving disputes diplomatically. Both the empire and the Swiss Confederation were largely defensive in orientation, while German participation in foreign wars was most often in partnership with allies. The primary aggressor in Central Europe was not Prussia but the Austrian Habsburg monarchy, yet Austria’s strength owed much to its ability to secure allies. Prussia, meanwhile, invested in militarization but maintained a part-time army well into the nineteenth century. Alongside Switzerland, which relied on traditional militia, both states exemplify the longstanding civilian element within German military power. Only after Prussia’s unexpected victory over France in 1871 did Germans and outsiders come to believe in a German gift for warfare—a special capacity for high-speed, high-intensity combat that could overcome numerical disadvantage. It took two world wars to expose the fallacy of German military genius. Yet even today, Wilson argues, Germany’s strategic position is misunderstood. The country now seen as a bastion of peace spends heavily on defense in comparison to its peers and is deeply invested in less kinetic contemporary forms of coercive power.
The Grand Strategy Of The Habsburg Empire
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Author : A. Wess Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-10
The Grand Strategy Of The Habsburg Empire written by A. Wess Mitchell and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10 with History categories.
The Habsburg Empire's grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical world The Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain successful empires. Yet somehow Austria endured, outlasting Ottoman sieges, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon. A. Wess Mitchell tells the story of how this cash-strapped, polyglot empire survived for centuries in Europe's most dangerous neighborhood without succumbing to the pressures of multisided warfare. He shows how the Habsburgs played the long game in geopolitics, corralling friend and foe alike into voluntarily managing the empire's lengthy frontiers and extending a benign hegemony across the turbulent lands of middle Europe. The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire offers lessons on how to navigate a messy geopolitical map, stand firm without the advantage of military predominance, and prevail against multiple rivals.
The Franco Prussian War
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Author : Karine Varley
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-06-14
The Franco Prussian War written by Karine Varley and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-14 with History categories.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71 has traditionally been seen as a limited conflict between French and German forces. This edited volume challenges this view and shows that it was a war of ideas, values, and perceptions, which transformed the political, diplomatic, and military culture across Europe. Based on interdisciplinary research, the book suggests that the war raised new questions about power, the nation, violence, and notions of civilization, which brought about a decisive shift in how warfare was experienced and perceived. While the Franco-Prussian War may have begun as a traditional dynastic struggle, it became a modern war and an important precursor to the First World War in its use of new weaponry and industrialized warfare. At the same time, the development of humanitarian movements and international law on the conduct of war meant that the fighting was subjected to unprecedented scrutiny, while new technologies accelerated the pace at which narratives about the war were constructed and consumed. This volume will appeal to scholars in the fields of war studies, international relations and diplomacy, and intellectual and cultural history. It will also be a useful addition to undergraduate and postgraduate courses on nineteenth-century European history and cultural studies.
Routledge Handbook Of The Global History Of Warfare
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Author : Kaushik Roy
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-01-23
Routledge Handbook Of The Global History Of Warfare written by Kaushik Roy and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-23 with History categories.
This handbook examines key aspects of the development of the global history of warfare and the changing patterns of warfare over time. Although scholarship has long eschewed a chronological narrative of the evolution of warfare that privileges the Western experience, global histories of warfare have had difficulty avoiding an overemphasis on the West. The present volume is a collection of themes rather than a history per se; it provides important perspectives on the emergence of warfare as a global historical experience from the ancient past to the present day. Drawing together numerous experts, it tells a broader, more inclusive story of the global, human experience with wars and warfare. The 35 cahtpers are organised in eight thematic parts: Part I: Origins of Warfare Part II: Polities and Armed Forces in the Pre-Modern Era Part III: Steppe Nomads of Eurasia Part IV: Naval Warfare and Piracy in the Pre-Industrial World Part V: The Impact of Gunpowder Part VI: Transition from Industrial to Total War Part VII: Wars of Decolonisation and Cold War Part VIII: Postmodern/New Wars These Parts offer an overview of the global experience of warfare to help readers understand how the wars and the militaries we see today have been shaped by historical developments across the globe. This handbook will be of great interest to students of military history, naval history, strategic studies and world history in general.
Europe Unite Fight Repeat
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Author : Andrew Hyde
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-08-15
Europe Unite Fight Repeat written by Andrew Hyde and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-15 with History categories.
An essential history for anyone wishing to understand the past, present and future of Europe. It is important to have this 'long history' of how we got here.
Eisen Und Blut
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Author : Peter H. Wilson
language : de
Publisher: Verlag Herder GmbH
Release Date : 2023-09-22
Eisen Und Blut written by Peter H. Wilson and has been published by Verlag Herder GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-22 with History categories.
Vom kriegerischen Herzen Europas: eine faszinierende Analyse Welchen Einfluss hatte der Militarismus auf die deutsche Geschichte der Neuzeit? Peter H. Wilson fächert in beeindruckender Weise die gesamte Militärgeschichte des deutschsprachigen Raumes der letzten fünf Jahrhunderte auf. Dabei berücksichtigt er nicht nur alle militärischen Aspekte von der Waffenentwicklung bis hin zur Kriegsstrategie, sondern auch Politik, Wirtschaft, Technologie, gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen und die Folgen der Kriege. Nuanciert und komplex: ein neuer Blick auf die Geschichte Zentraleuropas Vom römischen-deutschen Reich zum Nationalstaat: 500 Jahre Militärgeschichte Die Entwicklung der Kriegsführung an Land, zur See und in der Luft Kriege, Feldzüge, Generäle und der Militarismus: eine scharfe Analyse für Geschichtsinteressierte Vom Historiker und Autor des gefeierten Sachbuchs »Der Dreißigjährige Krieg« Wie das Militärische die deutsche Geschichte bestimmt Bismarcks berühmte »Eisen und Blut«-Rede zeigt, wie sehr der militärische Komplex ein integraler Bestandteil der deutschen Geschichte ist. Das Militär prägte ganz entscheiden die Art und Weise, wie Politik gemacht wurden – und das nicht erst seit der Entstehung des deutschen Nationalstaates. Deshalb greift die in vielen Büchern zu Militär und deutscher Geschichte gepflegte Verengung des Blicks auf Aufstieg und Fall Preußens und die Zeit von 1914 bis 1945 zu kurz. Peter H. Wilson zeigt in seinem monumentalen Werk, wie wichtig es ist, die deutsche Militärgeschichte in einen großen Zusammenhang zu stellen.
Contenidos Universitarios Innovadores
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Author : Vicente López Chao
language : es
Publisher: Editorial GEDISA
Release Date : 2018-11-01
Contenidos Universitarios Innovadores written by Vicente López Chao and has been published by Editorial GEDISA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Education categories.
La Universidad se encuentra en pleno progreso desde su tiempo cero; de hecho, halla su carta de naturaleza en la necesidad de mejorar el medio que la nutre y por y para el que existe: la sociedad. Rompiendo las viejas membranas de la enseñanza imperante hasta el siglo XX, las nuevas (r)evoluciones de contenidos y fórmulas, como lo fuera el EEES (o Plan Bolonia) o las TIC, suponen la respuesta a esas actualizadas necesidades docentes y curriculares. Las Humanidades, las Artes, las Ciencias sociales y la Docencia se reescriben, hibridando, gracias a los nuevos lenguajes y herramientas, contenidos otrora lejanos. La nueva Academia es poliédrica, ínter y multi disciplinar, dialógica y colaborativa. En este estado de cosas la colección Herramientas universitarias se erige como atalaya para agrupar bajo su égida al más amplio conjunto de autores internacionales que iluminen, con sus investigaciones, la panoplia de contenidos que conforman el mundo científico donde nace el futuro. La calidad intelectual queda refrendada mediante la rigurosa implantación del habitual proceso garante, basado en la revisión o arbitraje por pares ciegos (peer review) de estos capítulos, sin renunciar a la más antigua tradición universitaria que obliga al opositor de lo publicado, a soportar el peso de la prueba. Este doble modelo de evaluación, a priori y a posteriori, garantiza la calidad del contenido de los textos de esta colección. Pertenecer a la Academia, y en ello radica orgullosamente su valía, supone que todos sus miembros responden a una ambición irrenunciable: mostrar que el conjunto de sus trabajos conforma la vanguardia científica internacional. El texto que aquí se presenta está auspiciado por el Fórum Internacional de Comunicación y Relaciones Públicas (Fórum XXI), la Sociedad Española de Estudios de la Comunicación Iberoamericana (SEECI), la Asociación cultural Historia de los Sistemas Informativos y el Grupo Complutense (nº 931.791) de Investigación en Comunicación Concilium.