DiNardo, Richard L., - Modern Soldier In A Busby: August Von Mackensen, 1914–1916
Keywords:
Soldiers and Combat | Russian Front | Germany | Balkans | The Balkans and Eastern Europe | Romania
Abstract: Theo Schwarzmüller's biography was far more concerned with Mackensen's social attitudes than with his military exploits. This article tries to fill that gap and deals with August von Mackensen's career as a military commander, which essentially covered the years 1914-16. First, Mackensen was not simply the front man for his c…