Isabel V Hull

Absolute Destruction

Military Culture and the Practices of War in Imperial Germany

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the military doctrine and extreme tactics of the Imperial German Army, foreshadowing the later atrocities of the Nazi regime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 168mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780801472930
• ISBN-10: 0801472938
• Artikelnr.: 22076946

Autorenporträt

Isabel V. Hull

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionPart I: Suppression Becomes Annihilation: Southwest Africa,
1904-1907
1. Waterberg
2. Pursuit and Annihilation
3. Death by ImprisonmentPart II: Military Culture
4. National Politics and Military Culture
5. Lessons of 1870-71: Institutions and Law
6. Standard Practices
7. Doctrines of Fear and Force
8. Stopping the ProcessPart III: The First World War
9. Waging War, 1914-1916: Risk, Extremes, and Limits
10. Civilians as Objects of Military Necessity
11. The Armenian Genocide
12. Repetition and Self-DestructionsConclusions and Implications
Bibliography
Index