Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War

This book explores the influence of Helmuth von Moltke, Germany''s Chief of the General Staff between 1906 and 1914. Based largely on previously unknown primary sources, it analyses the General Staff''s role in military decision-making and Moltke''s relationship with Kaiser Wilhelm II, as well as the genesis of the Schlieffen Plan and Germany''s military and political reactions to the many pre-war...