Franz Conrad Von Hötzendorf

Architect of the Apocalypse

von Lawrence Sondhaus

272 Seiten, Leder-/Kunstleder- oder Prachteinband

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780391040977
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2000
• Größe: 238 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Brill