IAFF 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Operational Level Of War, Bosnian Crisis, Cabinet Of The United Kingdom
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All european states (except britain) have conscription with large trained reserved to be mobilized for war. Balance strategic mobility > get your man to the ght faster and in a better state. Communications: inability to coordinate artillery with infantry. Ww1 > balance favor defense, why do military like offensive doctrines? more structured and easier to control, better chance of predicting the outcome strengthens the militaries power > makes the autonomous to civilians. June 28 - austrian archduke franz ferdinand assassinated in bosnia by gavrilo princip. July 5-6 - germany issues the blank-cheque to austria-hungary. July 23 - austria delivers ultimam to serbia. July 25 - austria rejects serb reply: serbia mobilizes, austria oders partial mobilization. Russia adopts pre-mobilization measures, considers partial mobilization against austria. July 28 - austria declares war on serbia. July 29 - russia orders partial mobilization. British foreign ministers warns that britain will not remain neutral. July 30 - russia orders full mobilization.
