The ideology of the offensive: military decision making and the disasters of 1914

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Military Bias and Offensive Strategy -- 2. France: Offensive Strategy as an Institutional Defense -- 3. France: Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the Errors of Plan 17 -- 4. Germany: The Elusive Formula for Decisive Victory -- 5. Germany: The "Necessary" Is Possible -- 6. Russia: Bureaucratic Politics and Strategic Priorities -- 7. Russia: The Politics and Psychology of Overcommitment -- 8. The Determinants of Military Strategy -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Military bias and offensive strategy -- France : offensive strategy as an institutional defense -- France : Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the errors of plan -- Germany : the elusive formula for decisive victory -- Germany : the "necessary" is possible -- Russia : bureaucratic politics and strategic priorities -- Russia : the politics and psychology of overcommitment -- The determinants of military strategy.