Outbreak of the First World War

JOHN H. MAURER is Associate Professor in the Strategy Department of the U.S. Naval War College where he lectures on naval history and strategy, international history, and strategic studies. He is also the assistant editor of the journal Diplomacy and Statecraft.

• Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction War Planning The Short War Dogma Austria-Hungary's War Plans Prewar Military Collaboration between Austria-Hungary and Germany The July Crisis A Terrorist Attack in Sarajevo; Austria-Hungary and Germany Decide for War Russia's Decision for War Vienna and Berlin Order General Mobilization East or West in Germany's Deployment Britain's Decision for War Conclusion: Why Deterrence Failed in 1914 Appendix I: Austria-Hungary's Mobilization Calendar Appendix II: Tabular Overview of the Movement of the "B"-Staffel in 1914 Appendix III: Staabs' Deployment East Bibliography Index