Three strikes at a “soft underbelly” of the Central Powers? Gallipoli, Italy, and Romania in comparison,

Segesser, Daniel Marc (2018). Three strikes at a “soft underbelly” of the Central Powers? Gallipoli, Italy, and Romania in comparison,. In: Gahlen, Gundula; Petrova, Deniza; Stein, Oliver (eds.) Die unbekannte Front: Der Erste Weltkrieg in Rumänien. Krieg und Konflikt: Vol. 4 (pp. 113-131). Frankfurt am Main / New York: Campus

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This contribution focuses on three military operations during the First World War on the Southern borders of the Central Powers, i.e. the amphibious landing of French, British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian and Colonial French forces in Gallipoli in April 1915, the so called „Intervento“ of Italy of May 1915 and the decision of Romania to join the war in August 1916. It discusses the factors that brought about these three strikes at what can be understood to have been a “soft underbelly” and wonders furthermore to what extent the decision makers were influenced by strategies that claimed that a quick victory was possible, if a firm decision was taken

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History > Modern and Contemporary History
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History > Economic, Social and Environmental History

UniBE Contributor:

Segesser, Daniel

Subjects:

900 History
900 History > 940 History of Europe
900 History > 950 History of Asia
900 History > 960 History of Africa
900 History > 990 History of other areas

ISBN:

978-3-593-50961-7

Series:

Krieg und Konflikt

Publisher:

Campus

Language:

German

Submitter:

Daniel Segesser

Date Deposited:

04 Feb 2019 10:56

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:21

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/122035

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