In the historiography on the origins of the First World War, the visions of war among European elites remain controversial. This article examines how Austria-Hungary’s military officers imagined the character and outcome of a general European war before 1914. It argues that Habsburg officers writing in military journals adhered to the idea of a short war with only limited impact on economy and society. They were optimistic about winning a major European war alongside their ally Germany. Their belief in a limited war was based on the experiences of the modern cabinet wars fought in Europe in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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远离世界末日：奥匈帝国的军官和他们对 1914 年之前的全面欧洲战争的看法

在第一次世界大战起源的历史编纂中，欧洲精英之间的战争愿景仍然存在争议。这篇文章考察了奥匈帝国的军官如何想象 1914 年之前欧洲一般战争的性质和结果。它认为，哈布斯堡王朝军官在军事期刊上写作的观点是短暂的战争，对经济和社会的影响有限。他们对与盟友德国一起赢得一场重大的欧洲战争持乐观态度。他们对有限战争的信念是基于 19 世纪中叶在欧洲进行的现代内阁战争的经验。