Elusive alliance the german occupation of poland in world war i jesse kauffman 9780674286016 books amazonca. Elusive alliance delves into germanys three year occupation of poland and explains why its ambitious attempt at nation building failed dubbed the imperial government general of warsaw germanys occupation regime was headed by veteran prussian commander hans hartwig von beseler in his vision for central europe poland would become germanys permanent ally culturally and politically . As jesse kauffman puts it in his thoughtful elusive alliance the german occupation of poland in world war i cambridge ma harvard university press 2015 whatever concessions the germans made they were unlikely to dispel the suspicion mistrust and generalized hostility to the germans that existed in occupied poland on the other hand what was perceived in poland as half hearted . Elusive alliance book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers as world war i dragged on into 1915 german armies along the western fron. Elusive alliance the german occupation of poland in world war i by jesse kauffman cambridge ma harvard univ press 2015 pp 287 isbn 978 0 674 28601 6 review by michael s neiberg us army war college neiberg102gmailcom distinguished historian bernard bailyn has recently written a masterful study of the differences be tween teleological and contextual history 1 the former