Armaments and the Coming of War Europe,

The global impact of the First World War dominated the history of the first half of the twentieth century. This major reassessment of the origins of the war, based on extensive original research in several countries is the first full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe. Drawing on insights from political science, the book offers a fresh conceptual framework for the origins of the First World War, and provides a thought-provoking case-study of the broader relationships between armaments and international conflict.

List of Figures

viii

List of Tables

ix

Abbreviations

x

Introduction

1

(14)

Arms and the Men

15

(49)

Continental Equilibrium? 1904-1908

64

(48)

The Breakdown of Equilibrium in the East: From the Bosnian Crisis to the Balkan Wars, 1908-1912

112

(53)

The Breakdown of Equilibrium in the West, 1908-1912

165

(66)

The Great Acceleration, 1912-1913

231

(98)

Vials of Wrath, 1913-1914

329

(93)

Conclusion

409

(13)

Bibliography

422

(19)

Index

441

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Armaments and the Coming of War Europe, 1904-1914

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