# Moltke — The Great Illusion character guide

> Moltke in The Great Illusion by Norman Angell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Von Moltke

**First appearance:** 0003-the-great-illusion

## Who they are

Prussian military strategist, referenced for his military maxims.

## Relationships

### [Ernest Renan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_illusion_se/characters/ernest_renan)

_professional_

Renan, a historian, and Moltke, a military strategist, likely engaged in intellectual exchange on nationalism and war.

### [Theodore Roosevelt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_illusion_se/characters/theodore_roosevelt)

_professional_

Both were military figures, with Moltke's strategic writings likely influencing or being compared to Roosevelt's views on war.

## In the story

### [The Psychological Case for War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_illusion_se/chapters/i-the-psychological-case-for-war)

Quoted from a letter to Bluntschli, declaring that perpetual peace is a dream and that war is an element of order established by God.

### [IV: Do the Warlike Nations Inherit the Earth?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_illusion_se/chapters/iv-do-the-warlike-nations-inherit-the-earth)

Listed among the militarist authorities who voice the proposition that warlike qualities are necessary for survival.

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