Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands prepares for War, 1900-1925BRILL, 2013 M06 28 - 336 páginas The small neutral states of Europe have until now only marginally been included in the historiography of the First World War. This volume deals in depth with The Netherlands, and specifically its war preparations. Being a small country close to the battlefield of the Western Front, it could not be sure its neutrality would be repected by the warring states. How did the country prepare itself militarily and how did these preparations differ from the way the warring states adjusted to the reality of modern, total war? Was modern, technological warfare even possible for small states and if not, in what way could it ensure its survival when the worst came to worst? This volume analyses technological innovation, intelligence and ideas on the societal and political impact of modern warfare in The Netherlands before, during and after the Great War. |
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Introduction | 1 |
1 The Netherlands army 19001914 | 13 |
2 It is an engineers war Metal and chemical industry in the service of the military in the Netherlands 19141925 | 65 |
3 A vital interest of the first order Military aviation in the Netherlands 19141920 | 131 |
4 GSIII guardian of the State
Spies and informants in for and against the Netherlands 19141918 | 165 |
5 The destructive power of the presentday weapons
The lessons from World War I for the military debate in the Netherlands 19181923 | 229 |
Conclusion | 289 |
Glossary of Dutch terms | 299 |
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| 309 | |
Illustrations | 317 |
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