The Improbable Alliance: The Central Powers and Coalition Warfare, 1914-1918

Abstract

What can be learned about Coalition Warfare from the way in which the Quadruple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria) functions? Where does the blame lie for its failure? Was the Alliance a nonstarter form its inception? Did the partners bite off more than they could chew? Did the partners expect more from the partnership than it was capable of yielding? What are the lessons for today and for the future?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
ADA509994

Entities

People

  • James B. Agnew

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Black Sea
  • Bulgaria
  • Combat Support
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Political Science
  • Task Forces
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies