Planning for War Against Russia and Serbia

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Summary: Distinctive, delta of history
Review: I have read this book twice now and have neverfound an insipid moment. This book refocuseshistory as we know it. Tunstall is brilliant, commendable, unrelenting. I am looking forward to many future succusses in literature.

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Summary: An outstanding book!!!
Review: If you are interested on learning about German and Austro-Hungarian war plans on the Eastern front, this is the book you should get. Count von Schlieffen did not only think on his war against France; he was aware of the menace Russia and Serbia meant not only for the German Empire, but also for Austria-Hungary. This book is outstanding -from my point of view- mainly because of the sources on which the resaerch is based. Also, it is so well written that on can actually imagine the austro-hungarian forces being transferred from one front to another on overcrowded rail tracks, as well as the German High Command considering which moves to make on the East. Mr. Tunstall also deals with Conrad von Hotzendorf, Imperial Chief of Staff of Austria-Hungary, whose constant mistakes seem to have put the Empire in such awckward position that without German help one can seriously doubt if they could have lasted more than one year of war. This is a must read for any really interested on the First World War.