The Fragile Rise: Grand Strategy and the Fate of the German Empire
by Xu Qiyu
About This Novel
After unification in 1871, the German Empire became a great power with rapidly rising power. However, at the same time, the security environment it faced was very complex and fragile. While it was advancing materially, it was becoming increasingly impatient and shallow spiritually. With the help of a large amount of detailed materials, this book combs Germany's foreign, political and military policies from unification to World War I, and discusses how the success or failure of grand strategy determined the fate of the German Empire, thus answering the question "Why did Wilhelm's Germany go to war?" The author points out that with the further development of its strength, Germany's grand strategy is degenerating or even disintegrating, and it is increasingly unable to cope with the changing and complex situation. In January 2017, the English version of this book was published by MIT Press, which attracted the attention of the international academic community.
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