The Memories, Letters, and Documents of Moltke the Younger
Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von / Moltke, Eliza Von
A close, intimate look at Europe's long peace and the dawn of the war that ended it.Leading the German Army at the beginning of the First World War was Moltke the Younger - an officer who had risen through the ranks to become Chief of the German General Staff during the Europe's long peace of 1871-1914. As his career developed, he spent time as a surveyor, climbing mountain trails with his uncle, Moltke the Elder, and became a close friend of ...