Far from Armageddon: Austria-Hungary’s officers and their visions of a general european war before 1914

• Autores: Marion Wullschleger
• Localización: War in history, ISSN-e 1477-0385, ISSN 0968-3445, Vol. 29, Nº. 3 (julio), 2022, págs. 563-583
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In the historiography on the origins of the First World War, the visions of war among European elites remain controversial. This article examines how Austria-Hungary’s military officers imagined the character and outcome of a general European war before 1914. It argues that Habsburg officers writing in military journals adhered to the idea of a short war with only limited impact on economy and society. They were optimistic about winning a major European war alongside their ally Germany. Their belief in a limited war was based on the experiences of the modern cabinet wars fought in Europe in the middle of the nineteenth century.