The Psychology of the Great War

Gustave Le Bon

Macmillan, 1917 - World War, 1914-1918 - 479 pages

Contents

• Influence of Mental Contagion: 21
• CHAPTER I: 26
• THE VARIATIONS OF PERSONALITY: 41
• BOOK II: 49
• THE STATE ACCORDING TO THE CONCEPTIONS OF: 65
• CHAPTER III: 83
• CHAPTER IV: 100
• Influence of Education upon the Modern German Mentality: 113
• Why the German Mentality has readily adapted itself to: 120
• CHAPTER I: 127
• The Desire of Expansion and Commercial Outlets: 133
• CHAPTER III: 152
• CHAPTER IV: 159
• PAGE: 177
• Austrias Grievances against Serbia and her Fixed Idea: 183
• Conviction of Germany and Austria that England would: 190
• ENGLANDS ORIGINAL ANTIPATHY TO THE: 192
• CHAPTER III: 199
• Change of Public Opinion in England at the Outbreak: 205
• CHAPTER IV: 211
• Germanys desire to Localize the Conflict Until the last moment: 218
• CHAPTER V: 227
• Feeling in the Various Belligerent Countries during the Diplo: 233
• CHAPTER VI: 239
• CHAPTER VIII: 266
• CHAPTER I: 283
• CHAPTER II: 304
• CHAPTER IV: 329
• CHAPTER V: 349
• German Strategical Errors: 359
• CHAPTER I: 365
• Different Psychological Processes employed by the German: 373
• APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN BY: 381
• Psychological Lessons to be learned from the Employment: 396
• CHAPTER I: 411
• Losses in: 417
• CHAPTER II: 424
• HYPOTHESES CONCERNING THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE: 433
• Hypotheses as to why the German Army Retreated instead: 442
• CONCLUSION: 463
• 17: 472
• 424: 478

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Psychology of the Great War
• Author: Gustave Le Bon
• Translated by: E. Andrews
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1917
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Apr 15, 2013
• Length: 479 pages