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Instrument of war : the German Army 1914-18 / Dennis Showalter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Showalter, Dennis E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Heer.
- History.
- Germany--History, Military--20th century.
- Germany.
- History, Military.
- Germany. Heer--History--World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 360 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Forged in the fires of German unification in the 19th century, the Imperial German Army was the ultimate expression of national identity. It was a conscript citizen army, designed to achieve a quick, decisive victory, and was focused on intelligence, mobility and firepower; yet it was doomed to fight a war of long duration dispersed throughout numerous theaters, failing to capitalize on its victories or learn from its defeats. Drawing on more than a half-century of research and teaching, Professor Dennis Showalter presents a fresh perspective on the German Army during World War I, exploring its internal dynamics and operational strategy, sand shows how both the army and Germany itself were changed by war."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-352) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781472829801
- 1472829808
- OCLC:
- 1063647786
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