Naval War College Review
Abstract
Centennial commemoration and obser- vance of the First World War have gen- erated many books studying major and minor aspects of what was hoped would be the “war to end all wars,” or as H. G. Wells titled a 1914 book, The War That Will End War. It wasn’t; instead, it was the first act of a century-long tragedy. The present volume provides a sig- nificant study of the more than 100,000 German-Jewish and 320,000 Austro- Hungarian Jewish soldiers serving during the war. One in eight was killed. First World War historian Jay Winter is correct when he writes in the volume’s foreword, “we owe a debt to Peter Appel- baum for bringing to light the Jewish el- ement in this tragic story.” The volume is groundbreaking in its scope and depth.
Recommended Citation
Demy, Timothy J.
(2015)
"Loyal Sons: Jews in the German Army in the Great War by Peter C. Applebaum,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 68:
No.
3, Article 16.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol68/iss3/16
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