Military Diplomacy in the Dual Alliance: German Military Attaché Reporting from Vienna, 1879–1914

265 Pages·2015·1.462 MB·English

by  Tim Hadley

Military Diplomacy
in the Dual Alliance

Military Diplomacy
in the Dual Alliance
German Military Attaché Reporting
from Vienna, 1879–1914
Tim Hadley
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Subjects:LCSH:Germany--Foreignrelations--Austria.|Austria--Foreignrelations--Germany.|
WorldWar,1914-1918--Diplomatichistory.|Militaryattach?es--Germany--History.|Europe--Poli-
ticsandgovernment--1871-1918.
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
1 MilitaryAttachésinEurope1879–1914:CountingSoldiers,
BuildingAlliances 1
2 TheGermanMilitaryAttaché 27
3 SensitiveReportingTopics 61
4 MilitaryDiplomacyandRegionalSecurity 113
5 DysfunctionalAllies:TheGermanMissionontheEasternFront 179
6 Conclusion 209
Appendix 219
Bibliography 221
Index 245
AbouttheAuthor 249
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Acknowledgments
It is a pleasure to acknowledge the help and inspiration of the people who
sharedtheirinsightsandofferedtheirassistancewhileIwasresearchingand
writing this book. These include Rudolph Jerabek, Dennis Showalter, Hew
Strachan, William Godsey, Wendelin and Elizabeth Graf von Kageneck,
HubertusGrafvonKageneck,LotharHilbert,PeterGrafvonWedel,Markus
Pöhlmann,JohnSchindler,MartinSchmitz.F.J.Berg,D.Reading,T.Black-
ton, R. O. Rockwood, W. Askew, R. Frost, R. Daum, F. J. Duncombe, I.
Knippler, and M. Williams. Special thanks are owed to Dr. Greg Weeks for
his encouragement even before this project got under way, and to Dr.
GüntherKronenbitterforhisunfailingandessentialguidancethroughoutthe
process.
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