War in Modern German History
Ruediger Bergien(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 6. April 2023
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-350-01064-2 (ISBN)
Description
War in Modern German History traces the history of warfare in and relating to Germany from 1800 to the present day. Its focus lies less on war and the military in the narrower sense, than on the interdependencies between war, military, society, and culture.
Making use of a range of maps, charts and images throughout the text, Ruediger Bergien synthesizes much of the key literature in the field as he examines the specifics of the German relationship to war and the military and the developments that have taken place in this sphere over the last two centuries. The analysis is also extended wherever possible to provide invaluable Europe-wide context.
This is a vital text for any student of modern German history and the nature of warfare in modern European history.
Making use of a range of maps, charts and images throughout the text, Ruediger Bergien synthesizes much of the key literature in the field as he examines the specifics of the German relationship to war and the military and the developments that have taken place in this sphere over the last two centuries. The analysis is also extended wherever possible to provide invaluable Europe-wide context.
This is a vital text for any student of modern German history and the nature of warfare in modern European history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-350-01064-2 (9781350010642)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ruediger Bergien is Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam, Germany. He is the co-editor, along with Jens Gieseke, of Communist Parties Revisited: Socio-Cultural Approaches to Party Rule in the Soviet Bloc, 1956-1991 (forthcoming).
Content
List of Images
List of Maps
List of Tables
Part I
1. War, Military Service and Nation-Building in the 19th Century
2. A Civil Society in the Shadow of War: Wilhelmine Germany
3. The Great War and its Aftermath
4. Preparing and Conducting 'Germany's Last War'
5. Cold War Front Line States
Part II
6. War and German Collective Identity
7. A 'German Way of War'? Peculiarities of German Military Culture
8. Militarism and Anti-Militarism
Bibliographic Essay
Index
List of Maps
List of Tables
Part I
1. War, Military Service and Nation-Building in the 19th Century
2. A Civil Society in the Shadow of War: Wilhelmine Germany
3. The Great War and its Aftermath
4. Preparing and Conducting 'Germany's Last War'
5. Cold War Front Line States
Part II
6. War and German Collective Identity
7. A 'German Way of War'? Peculiarities of German Military Culture
8. Militarism and Anti-Militarism
Bibliographic Essay
Index