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On a Knife Edge provides a comprehensive analysis of Germany’s path to defeat in the First World War, challenging conventional narratives about the conflict’s inevitable conclusion. Afflerbach demonstrates that Germany came remarkably close to achieving victory, and examines the strategic decisions, military miscalculations, and leadership failures that ultimately determined the war’s outcome.
Drawing on extensive primary sources and military archives, the author traces Germany’s fortunes from initial military successes through the grinding attrition of trench warfare to final collapse. The book explores key moments including the failure of the Spring Offensive of 1918, the deterioration of the home front, and the cascading military and political decisions that sealed Germany’s fate.
This work offers military historians and students of World War I valuable insights into how wars are won and lost, demonstrating that outcomes are rarely predetermined and depend heavily on the choices made by military and political leaders at crucial junctures.
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