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The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War by Mario Draper (auth.) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War about?
This book explores Belgian state-building through the prism of its army from independence to the First World War. It argues that party-politics, which often ran along geographical, linguistic, and religious lines, prevented both Flemings and Walloons from reconciling their regional identities into a unified concept of Belgian nationalism. Equally, it obstructed the army from satisfactorily preparing to uphold Belgium’s imposed neutrality before 1914. Situated uneasily between the two powerhouses
Who reads The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mario Draper (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319703862
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Military, Military History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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