Iron and Blood : A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Peter H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Germany--History.

Europe, German-speaking--History, Military.

Germany--Armed Forces--History.

Germany--History, Military.

German-speaking Europe.

Germany.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (981 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Peter Wilson looks to 500 years of history to contest rigid assumptions about German militarism. Historically German-speaking states have had complex--that is, typical--politics surrounding militarization, strategy, and civilian control. The belief in German military genius arose only in 1871 and was soon dashed by the two world wars.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

Note on Form

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

PART 1 Balancing War and Peace

1 Warlords

2 Forming Armies

3 Going for a Soldier

PART II Accepting War as Permanent

4 Restraining the War Monster

5 Permanent Armies

6 From Extraordinary to Ordinary Burden

PART III Professionalizing War

7 Habsburgs and Hohenzollerns

8 Professionalizing War

9 Socialization of the Military

PART IV Nationalizing War

10 War and Nation- Building

11 Nations in Arms

12 Serving the Nation

13 Demagogues and Democrats

14 From Total War to the End of War?

15 Citizens in Uniform

Notes

Index

Tafel

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Wilson, Peter H. Iron and Blood

ISBN:

0-674-29285-5

0-674-29284-7

OCLC:

1369649995