| Description | Following her examination of Belgium's defence strategy against German invasion, Taylor Cadbury considers contemporary perceptions of Belgium's action against German forces in 1914, remarking that 'the methods employed for subduing, terrorising and crushing the Belgian people have horrified the civilised world'. Taylor Cadbury provides an interpretation of the ways in which German military strategy went 'in direct defiance' of the rulings of the Hague Conference. She also includes a brief account of events during the early period of the First World War, focussing on the destruction of Belgium, particularly the 'richly endowed and ancient University town' of Louvain. |