Reflections on the First World War: The German Perspective

"The war on the Western Front was over for Germany. The German army had failed in all its objectives. Not only had it failed to bring the war to a conclusion on terms acceptable to Germany, it failed to protect its own government and governing structure. The armistice not only brought the war to a successful end for the Allies, it also sealed the fate of the governing structures of Imperial Germany and its allies."