“The German military maneuvers have aroused the attention of Europe to the splendid equipment and administration of the Army, not only in the fighting spirit, but in the commissariat and its medical service.”
-so begins the attached article from a 1913 issue of The Literary Digest which addressed the subject as to the general sense of intimidation and uneasiness that was brought on by the bristling display of might recently witnessed. The journalist muses about just what the Franco-Russian Alliance would mean in the face of such an advanced military force and touches upon the size of the German Army compared with other forces in Europe -suggesting that Paris would certainly fall should the Germans attack.
From Amazon – 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
