The great war dawning : Germany and its army at the start of World War I / Frank Buchholz, Janet Robinson, Joe Robinson.

Author
Buchholz, Frank, 1962- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Vienna, Austria : Verlag Militaria, [2013]
  • ©2013
Description
xxv, 532 pages ; 80 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 27 cm + 2 folded maps/charts (65 x 48 cm)

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Author
Summary note
"The imperial Germany army in 1914 was not the juggernaut that many presumed; rather, it was a force mired in tradition that had developed many structural weaknesses. Most English-language histories of the Great War's battles are based on British sources; the authors of this book based their analyses on many original German sources"--Back cover.
Notes
Two maps inside front cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-532).
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
  • The making of imperial Germany
  • The government and constitution
  • Royalty, the Reich and its states and provinces
  • The social political and economic structure of the Reich
  • National service
  • The peacetime military
  • Army organization
  • Army reserve, Landwehr, Landsturm, and Ersatz-Reserve
  • the officer corps
  • Military life and training
  • Doctrine in general
  • Infantry doctrine
  • Cavalry doctrine
  • Artillery doctrine
  • Logistics
  • War and mobilization
  • Execution issues.
ISBN
  • 9783902526656
  • 3902526653
OCLC
880422111
RCP
H - S
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