An innovative study of the impact of the wartime alliance between Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary on German national identity.
Jan Vermeiren is Lecturer in Modern German History at the University of East Anglia.
Introduction; 1. The concept of the German nation, 1871-1914; 2. The Dual Alliance and the outbreak of war; 3. The idea of Austria-Hungary; 4. The Habsburg Monarchy in German history; 5. Mitteleuropa and the war aims debate; 6. The Hungarian alliance partner; 7. The Polish problem; 8. The nationality question in Austria; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.