Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands prepares for War, 1900-1925 (History of Warfare, 890)

Wim Klinkert

ISBN 10: 9004227474 / ISBN 13: 9789004227477

Published by Leiden : Brill, 2013

About this Item

viii, 328 pages : 24 cm. Contents: List of illustrations. vii Introduction. 11.The Netherlands Army, 1900-1914 . 132."It is an engineers' war". Metal and Chemical Industry in the Service of the Military in the Netherlands, 1914-1925 . 653."A vital interest of the first order". Military Aviation in the Netherlands, 1914-1920 . 1314."GSIII, Guardian of the state". Spies and informants in, for and against the Netherlands, 1914-1918 . 1655."The destructive power of the present-day weapons". The Lessons from World War I for the Military Debate in the Netherlands, 1918-1923 . 229 Conclusion. 289Glossary of Dutch Terms . 299 Bibliography. 301Illustrations . 309 Index . 341.

Seller Inventory # 12jbew704

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands prepares for War, 1900-1925 (History of Warfare, 890)
• Publisher: Leiden : Brill
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004227474
• ISBN 13: 9789004227477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • European History
  • Military History

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Wim Klinkert, Ph.D. (1992) in History, University of Leiden, is Associate Professor of Military History at the Netherlands Defence Academy and is professor of Military History at the University of Amsterdam. His publications focus on Dutch military history between 1870 and 1945 and include (co-edited with Herman Amersfoort) Small Powers in the Age of Total War, 1900-1940 (Brill, 2011).