This collection of essays by international experts in military history reassesses the war plans of 1914 in a broad diplomatic, military, and political setting.

The origins of the First World War remain one of the greatest twentieth century historical controversies. In this debate the role of military planning in partic

The existence of the Schlieffen plan has been one of the basic assumptions of twentieth-century military history. It was the perfect example of the evils of Ger

Germany's Schlieffen Plan of the First World War is much talked of but little understood. Translations of primary sources recently available clarify the issues

In this new study of the lead-up to the Great War, David G. Morgan-Owen deals with an aspect of the war seldom discussed for the simple reason that it never act