The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . es there was a very different situa- purely military aspect of the question there was agrave political situation in the Austro-HungarianEmpire, especially in Hungary. The Austro-Hun-garian Government felt that there would be popu-lar discontent with the war unless Germany gavehelp to the Austrian armies. Infl
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . es there was a very different situa- purely military aspect of the question there was agrave political situation in the Austro-HungarianEmpire, especially in Hungary. The Austro-Hun-garian Government felt that there would be popu-lar discontent with the war unless Germany gavehelp to the Austrian armies. Influenced by theseconsiderations it was decided that preparationswould be made, for the campaigns of 1915, merelyto hold the German positions on the Western front,but to conduct a great offensive against the Rus-sians in the East. Plans were accordingly madeand supplies provided for this scheme. The posi-tions on the Western front were strengthened andadequately supplied with artillery; but the prepa-rations for the campaign in the East were on ascale never before attempted. Especially in artil-lery were provisions made on a vast scale. Unlikethe Entente Allies, the Germans had not remainedsatisfied with the weapons and tactics of planned to use new tactics against the Rus-. GERJIAN CAVALRY AND PORTABLE FIELD KITCHENS ON A FRENCH HIGHWAY tion. Although the supposedly infallible plans ofthe German Great General Staff had failed towin a decisive victory in 1914, it must be realizedthat the German people was still united in itsbelief in the German military machine, andthroughout the nation there was no question ofultimate The German armies were inFrance, and the victory of Tannenberg was anoffset against the disappointment of the was no thought of the Germans slackeningin their efforts. The whole nation was united inthe war, and still desired to devote all its energiesto preparations for victory. With this enthusiasmat their command, the German militar
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