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The Politics of Hunger: The Allied Blockade of Germany, 1915–1919

Book information

Publisher
Ohio University Press
Year
1985
ISBN
0821408208, 9780821408209
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22330218 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
191\204
Time added
2019-09-03 01:07:25

Description

In his study of the Allied blockade of 1915-1919, Vincent examines the rationale and impact of this first large-scale use of food as a weapon in the twentieth century. Vincent demonstrates that the collapse of the German war effort was induced as much by prolonged hunger as by military reversal. Under blockade since 1915, the starving Germans were, by 1918, in a state of growing anarchy. Remarkably, however, the armistice ending hostilities specifically required the continuation of the blockade until such time as German signatures had been affixed to a peace treaty. The loss of innocence The blockade A conditional surrender Gold, food, ships, and diplomats Famine and starvation The making of a quagmire

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