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That the conflicts unleashed by Great War did not end in 1918 is well known. World War II and the Cold War clearly constitute key moments in the drama that began in August 1914. This audiobook argues that the battle of ideas which crystallised during the course of the Great War continue to the present. It claims that the disputes about lifestyles and identity - the Culture Wars of today - are only the latest expressions of a century long conflict. There are many influences that contributed to the outbreak of World War One.

Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look at the history of air warfare, introducing the major battles, crises, and controversies where air power has taken center stage and exploring the changes in technology and air power capabilities over time. Considering whether bombing has ever been truly effective, he discusses whether wars can be won from the air and concludes by analyzing whether there is a future for manned air power, or if it is inevitable that drones will dominate 21st-century war in the air.

Nach hundert Jahren ist es an der Zeit, Ursachen, Verlauf und Auswirkungen des Ersten Weltkriegs einer Analyse zu unterziehen. Was waren die Gründe für den Zusammenbruch der europäischen Ordnung 1914? Was folgte daraus? Wie war das genau mit dem Attentat von Sarajevo, mit Stellungskrieg und Kieler Matrosenaufstand?

Terence Loveridge offers a unique look at the land and air operations around the strategic village of Monchy-le-Preux at the center of the western front during World War I. The story of the Great War is usually one of condemnation or rehabilitation of strategists and consecration of the common soldier, while the story of those who planned, directed, and led operations on the ground has generally been overlooked.

Lange Zeit galt es als ausgemacht, dass das deutsche Kaiserreich wegen seiner Großmachtträume die Hauptverantwortung am Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs trug. In seinem bahnbrechenden neuen Werk kommt der renommierte Historiker und Bestsellerautor Christopher Clark (Preußen) zu einer anderen Einschätzung.

Der Weltkrieg von 1914 bis 1918, die globale Katastrophe zu Beginn des vergangenen Jahrhunderts, angetrieben von den imperialistischen Mächten Europas, wird zunehmend im Zusammenhang gesehen mit der späteren Machtergreifung Lenins, der Diktatur Hitlers, und schließlich auch dem Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Wolfram Wessels leistet in seinem Feature viel mehr als die bloße Vermittlung historischer Fakten.

August 1914: In the sweltering heat, the fate of Europe hangs in the balance. Germany is hurling her forces into a carefully planned invasion of Belgium and France. Bound by an 1839 treaty to protect Belgium from any invader, Britain came to its defence. With the British Expeditionary Force numbering just 120,000 men, and dwarfed by the vast manpower of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II remains unfazed by this ‘contemptible little army'. But the BEF was, man for man, the best trained army in Europe.