The creation of the modern German army : general Walther Reinhardt and the Weimar Republic, 1914-1930 / William Mulligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulligan, William, 1975- author.

Series:

Monographs in German History

Monographs in German history ; v. 12

Monographs in German history The creation of the modern German Army

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reinhardt, Walther, 1872-1930.

Reinhardt, Walther.

Germany. Heer--History.

Germany.

Germany. Reichswehrministerium--History.

Generals--Germany--Biography.

Generals.

Germany--History, Military--20th century.

Germany--Military policy--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; Oxford, UK : Berghahn, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Civil-military relations have been a consistent theme of the history of the Weimar Republic. This study focuses on the career of General Walther Reinhardt, the last Prussian Minister of War and the First Head of the Army Command in the Weimar Republic. Though less well known than his great rival, Hans von Seeckt, Reinhardt's role in forming the young Reichswehr and his writings on warfare made him one of the most important and influential military figures in interwar Germany. Contrary to the conventional view that civil-military relations were fraught from the outset, the author argues, Reinhardt's contribution to the military politics of the Weimar Republic shows that opportunities for reform and co-operation with civilian leaders existed. However, although he is primarily seen as a liberal General, this study demonstrates that he was motivated by professional military considerations and by the specter of a future war. His ideas on modern warfare were amongst the most radical of the time.

Contents:

THE CREATION OF THE MODERN GERMAN ARMY

CONTENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2. REINHARDT IN PEACE AND WAR, 1872-1918

CHAPTER 3. COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NEW REGIME

CHAPTER 4. SETTING THE AGENDY ON MILITARY POLICY, JANUARY-JUNE 1919*

CHAPTER 5. REINHARDT AND THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES

CHAPTER 6. THE FORMATION OF THE REICHSWEHRMINISTERIUM

CHAPTER 7. THE KAPP PUTSCH AND THE FAILURE OF REINHARDT'S MILITARY POLICY

CHAPTER 8. REINHARDT AND MILITARY POLITICS IN THE 1920S

CHAPTER 9. THE REINHARDTSKURSE AND REINHARDT'S MILITARY THOUGHT

CHAPTER 10. CONCLUSIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-239) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80073-336-4

1-57181-908-8

OCLC:

1249470148