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
- 1 The Road to War
- 2 ‘It Can Hardly Go Wrong Now’
- 3 Tannenberg and the Rise of Hindenburg
- 4 The European Stalemate
- 5 A Strategy of Muddling Through? The War in 1915
- 6 ‘An Unparalleled Act of Barbarism’: The Naval Blockade, Submarine Warfare and the Battle for American Neutrality
- 7 ‘Potato-bread Spirit’: The German Home Front in 1914–1916
- 8 Squaring the Circle: Falkenhayn and Verdun 1916
- 9 Summer 1916: The Allied Attack on All Fronts and Its Failure
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of 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
8 - Squaring the Circle: Falkenhayn and Verdun 1916
from Part I - Hubris
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
- 1 The Road to War
- 2 ‘It Can Hardly Go Wrong Now’
- 3 Tannenberg and the Rise of Hindenburg
- 4 The European Stalemate
- 5 A Strategy of Muddling Through? The War in 1915
- 6 ‘An Unparalleled Act of Barbarism’: The Naval Blockade, Submarine Warfare and the Battle for American Neutrality
- 7 ‘Potato-bread Spirit’: The German Home Front in 1914–1916
- 8 Squaring the Circle: Falkenhayn and Verdun 1916
- 9 Summer 1916: The Allied Attack on All Fronts and Its Failure
- Part II Climax: At the Apex of 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 German strategy for 1916, the alternatives, Falkenhayn’s plan for the Battle of Verdun, the start of the offensive and reasons for its failure.
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- On a Knife EdgeHow Germany Lost the First World War, pp. 147 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022