03029nam 2200613 450 991078746140332120200520144314.00-8131-8661-70-8131-6461-3(CKB)3710000000334701(EBL)1915905(SSID)ssj0001441886(PQKBManifestationID)11835707(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001441886(PQKBWorkID)11412707(PQKB)10663558(OCoLC)933516023(MdBmJHUP)muse44422(Au-PeEL)EBL1915905(CaPaEBR)ebr11005616(CaONFJC)MIL691624(OCoLC)900345233(MiAaPQ)EBC1915905(EXLCZ)99371000000033470120150121h19701970 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe troubled alliance German-Austrian relations, 1914 to 1917 /Gerard E. SilbersteinLexington, Kentucky :The University of Kentucky Press,1970.©19701 online resource (393 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-60342-1 0-8131-5481-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Background; 1. The Future Allies; 2. Diplomatic Disappointments; 3. Military Preparedness; Part II: Balkan Diplomacy of the Central Powers; 4. Turkey's Declaration of War; 5. The Turkish Ally; 6. Bulgaria Pursued; 7. The Second Link; 8. Rumania, Uncertain Neutral; 9. Rumania, Point and Counterpoint; 10. The Rumanian Link Unforged; Part III: The High Commands-Unity and Disunity; 11. Initial Operations; 12. A Year of Success, 1915; 13. The Setbacks of 1916; 14. Conclusions; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; LMN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZOn August 1, 1914, the German and Austro-Hungarian empires stood on the brink of the greatest war history had known. Their great need was for alliances that would provide manpower and defense of their borders. In only one direction could these be sought -- the Balkan Peninsula. Yet disagreements between foreign officers and high commands increased the difficulty of establishing such alliances. Austrian caution continually clashed with German persistence, for the expansionist drives of the Balkan powers threatened the monarchy's own ambitions.The differences between the two allies were smoothedWorld War, 1914-1918GermanyForeign relationsAustriaAustriaForeign relationsGermanyWorld War, 1914-1918.327.43/0436Silberstein Gerard E.1926-1504865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787461403321The troubled alliance3734118UNINA