A World History of Our Own Times: From the turn of the century to the 1918 armisticeSimon and Schuster, 1949 |
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Page 455
... Hindenburg returned the salute and the handshake , stepped aboard the train , and sped east . The men in charge of the German war effort had made an imaginative decision , for Hindenburg had been born and trained to command . Both his ...
... Hindenburg returned the salute and the handshake , stepped aboard the train , and sped east . The men in charge of the German war effort had made an imaginative decision , for Hindenburg had been born and trained to command . Both his ...
Page 458
... Hindenburg was long on dignity , character , and experience ; short on originality , imagination , and capacity to master detail . General Erich Ludendorff , who had already distinguished himself at Liége , supplied all these lacks . He ...
... Hindenburg was long on dignity , character , and experience ; short on originality , imagination , and capacity to master detail . General Erich Ludendorff , who had already distinguished himself at Liége , supplied all these lacks . He ...
Page 629
... Hindenburg . Five days later on January 7 - Hindenburg wrote the Kaiser : “ The events of January 2 have been a cause of pain to General Ludendorff and my- self , and have shown us that Your Majesty disregards our opinion in a matter of ...
... Hindenburg . Five days later on January 7 - Hindenburg wrote the Kaiser : “ The events of January 2 have been a cause of pain to General Ludendorff and my- self , and have shown us that Your Majesty disregards our opinion in a matter of ...
Contents
THE WORLD OF 1900 | 7 |
CHAPTER PAGE 1 EUROPE AND GERMANY 3 | 7 |
THE LESSER TWOTHIRDS OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE | 23 |
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