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9780700614103

The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich

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  • ISBN13:

    9780700614103

  • ISBN10:

    0700614109

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-11-17
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
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Summary

A lively and highly readable history by a prize-winning author. Reveals how Prussian and German militaries actually fought their wars over the course of nearly three centuries, focusing on the operational level of warfare and demonstrating the continuity in both thought and action from the armies of Frederick Wilhelm through Hitler's vaunted Werhmacht.

Author Biography

Robert M. Citino is professor of history at Eastern Michigan University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps
ix
Preface xi
The Great Elector and the Origins of Prussian War Making
1(33)
The Origins of Frederician Warfare
34(29)
Frederick in the Seven Years' War
63(41)
``Disgrace and Redemption'': The Prussian Army in the Napoleonic Wars
104(38)
Moltke's Art of War: Innovation and Tradition
142(49)
From Schlieffen to World War I
191(47)
Collapse and Rebirth: From Versailles to Case White
238(30)
The Culmination Point
268(38)
Conclusion: The German Way of War
306(7)
Notes 313(62)
Bibliography: Works Cited 375(28)
Index 403

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