austrias aggressor prussias diplomatically habsburg fallacy kinetic preordained 1500 exemplify inexorable confederation numerical disadvantage prussia warfighting 1871 resolving militarism bastion militarization owed switzerland coercive austrian orientation swiss consolidation monarchy invested longstanding spends comparison militia

typically outsiders relied participation holy disputes paved maintained gift speaking germanys specifically mechanisms element misunderstood peers viewed partnership germans intensity civilian iron defensive wilson expose capacity nineteenth raising heavily secure finds overcome troops

peter march forms unexpected peoples position allies primary france genius starting largely speed believe strength blood roman looking peace warfare centuries alongside special contemporary combat foreign victory defense traditional strategic europe result ability