HIST 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Edwardian Era, Luser, The Chances
10 Aug 2016
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The nation in arms ii: the nineteenth century (david french) page #74- In the eyes of europe"s princely rulers, political loyalty was more important than military effectiveness. It was no accident that the most respected military thinker of the early 19th century was the. War: by the 1870s a second theorist who was to wield almost as much influence had emerged, the. Prussian soldier-philosopher karl con clauswitz: alone amongst the european powers after 1815, prussia retained short service in the regular army every conscript was required to serve for 2 years with the colours before passing into the reserve. In austria-hungary, the new dual monarchy, which was itself the product of the defeat of. Cambridge in britain or the grand duke nicholas in russia, royalty used its association with the armed forces to justify its own existence, not to promote the professional efficiency of the services. The soldier and the army, not parliamentary majorities and decisions have welded the.
