TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sondhaus,Lawrence
TI  - Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf: Architect of the Apocalypse 
T2  - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
SN  - 9789004475786
AV  - DB90 
U1  - 355 23
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Generals
KW  - Austria
KW  - Biography
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Causes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Early Life and Career -- 2. Bosnia and Aftermath -- 3. Teacher and Writer -- 4. On the Italian Frontier -- 5. Chief of the General Staff -- 6. Scandal and Crisis -- 7. Disaster -- 8. Love and War -- 9. Twilight -- Epilogue: Life after Death -- Bibliography -- Maps -- Index
N2  - Did you ever wonder how and why Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852-1925) earned his reputation for brilliance, while failing so miserably during the First World War? In examining Conrad's life and career, including his years as a military writer, teacher of tactics, and a peacetime troop commander before 1906, this first modern biography offers a fascinating and impressive explanation of his thoughts and actions. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852-1925) served as Austro-Hungarian chief of the general staff between 1906 and 1917, and was a leading figure in the origins and conduct of the First World War. In no other country did a single general serve as the leading prewar tactician, prewar and wartime strategist, and wartime army commander. Because Conrad filled all of these roles in Austria-Hungary, he had no equal among the military men leading the old order of Europe to destruction in 1914-1918
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004475786
ER  -