The Great Illusion · Character
Moltke
Prussian military strategist, referenced for his military maxims.
minor
Also known as Von Moltke
First appearance: the great illusion
Moltke's tie to Ernest Renan is one of the pressures that moves The Great Illusion—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Quoted from a letter to Bluntschli, declaring that perpetual peace is a dream and that war is an element of order established by God.
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With Ernest Renan (professional): Renan, a historian, and Moltke, a military strategist, likely engaged in intellectual exchange on nationalism and war. With Theodore Roosevelt (professional): Both were military…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Naval Power Advocates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Ernest Renan
professional · ambivalent
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- Theodore Roosevelt
professional · ambivalent
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