Forging the King's Sword
Military Education Between Tradition and Modernization - The Case of the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps 1871-1918
Will be published approx. on 1. March 1993
Book
Hardback
VIII, 323 pages
978-0-8204-1960-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Royal Prussian Cadet Corps produced the élite of Prussia's and Germany's officers throughout its 250 year existence. Using a massive biographical database of its graduates, this unique study analyzes the education and socialization process in the school system during the Wilhelmine period. Moncure traces the conflict among the desire to maintain social cohesion in the aristocratic officer corps, the demands of the growing middle class, and the dictates of military competition in Europe. He offers insights into the attempts at resolution and the effects of the institution on the officer corps it produced.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
ill. and tab.
Dimensions
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Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8204-1960-2 (9780820419602)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
The Author: John Moncure is Professor of Military Studies at Davidson College, North Carolina. He received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1972 and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. An active Army lieutenant colonel, he has served in cavalry regiments in Europe and the United States, and has taught European history at West Point.
Content
Contents: Forging the King's Sword analyzes the selection and induction processes in the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps, critiques its education and leadership standards, and traces the results of the institution on its graduates and the armies of Prussia-Germany.