Book contents
- On a Knife Edge
- Cambridge Military Histories
- On a Knife Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Hubris
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of War
- 10 ‘Only a Miracle Can Save Us Now’: Germany and the War in the Autumn of 1916
- 11 Action Stations, Panic Stations: The Radicalisation of Germany’s Strategy under the Third OHL
- 12 ‘A Stroke of Genius’: Tentative Offers of Peace in December 1916
- 13 The Misjudged Stand-off: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the USA’s Entry into the War
- Part III Nemesis: The Defeat of the Central Powers and the Destruction of the European Order
- The Final Reckoning: A Terrible Debt that Must Be Paid
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index: People
- Index: Places
10 - ‘Only a Miracle Can Save Us Now’: Germany and the War in the Autumn of 1916
from Part II - Climax: At the Apex of War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2022
Book contents
- On a Knife Edge
- Cambridge Military Histories
- On a Knife Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Hubris
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of War
- 10 ‘Only a Miracle Can Save Us Now’: Germany and the War in the Autumn of 1916
- 11 Action Stations, Panic Stations: The Radicalisation of Germany’s Strategy under the Third OHL
- 12 ‘A Stroke of Genius’: Tentative Offers of Peace in December 1916
- 13 The Misjudged Stand-off: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the USA’s Entry into the War
- Part III Nemesis: The Defeat of the Central Powers and the Destruction of the European Order
- The Final Reckoning: A Terrible Debt that Must Be Paid
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index: People
- Index: Places
Summary
The chapter deals with the Third OHL and its ideas, differing views of civilian and military leadership of how to continue and end the war.
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- On a Knife EdgeHow Germany Lost the First World War, pp. 183 - 198Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022