The Kaiser's army : the politics of military technology in Germany during the machine age, 1870-1918

The Kaiser's army : the politics of military technology in Germany during the machine age, 1870-1918 / Eric Dorn Brose.

This volume covers a fascinating period in the history of the German army, a time in which machine guns, airplanes, and weapons of mass destruction were first developed and used. Eric Brose traces the industrial development of machinery and its application to infantry, cavalry, and artillery tactics...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brose, Eric Dorn, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Germany. > Heer > History > 19th century.
Germany. > Heer > History > 20th century.
Germany. > Heer
1800-1999
HISTORY > Military > Pictorial.
Germany > History, Military > 19th century.
Germany > History, Military > 20th century.
Germany
Military history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Old Soldiers
  • 2. Queen of the Battlefield
  • 3. Between Persistence and Change
  • 4. The Plans of Schlieffen
  • 5. Past and Present Collide
  • 6. No Frederick the Great
  • 7. Toward the Great War
  • 8. Rolling the Iron Dice
  • 9. Denouement
  • Notes
  • Bibliography and Abbreviations
  • Index.

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