A Genius for War: The German Army and General Staff, 1807-1945"Presents the case that the key to German success in war lies not in some biological predisposition for battlefield success, not in adaptation to mindless regimentation, nor in fanatical devotion to leader or cause, but rather in the development and implementation of a unique, creative General Staff system which, by its very design and professionalism, was able to institutionalize excellence"--Jacket. |
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Allied appointed armored Army Command artillery attack Austrian Battle Beck Berlin Bismarck Boyen British campaign casualties Chancellor Chief of Staff Clausewitz Colonel combat decision defeat Defense despite divisions early East Prussia Eastern Front Ebert Emperor enemy Field Marshal forces France Franz Halder Frederick William French Fritsch Fromm front frontiers German Army German General Staff German military Germany's Gneisenau Groener Grolman Halder Hindenburg Hitler infantry July June Keystone Service King Landwehr leaders leadership Lieutenant Ludendorff Lüttwitz major maneuver Manstein March Marne military excellence Military History Minister Ministry mobilization Moltke Moltke's Müffling Napoleon Nazi Noske November October offensive operations orders performance Poland political possible Prince Prussian Army Reformers Reichstag Reichswehr resignation responsibility result Roon Scharnhorst Schleicher Schlieffen Plan score effectiveness Second Army Seeckt senior soldiers Staff officers strategic success superiority tactical Treaty U.S. National Archives victory Waldersee Wilhelm Groener World World War II XII Corps xxxx
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Der gemachte Mann: Konstruktion und Krise von Männlichkeiten Robert W. Connell No preview available - 2006 |