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This volume presents the results of a conference on the history of total war.
... ein ausserordentlich gelungenes Kompendium zur Geschichte Nordirlands vom 16. Jh. bis zur Gegenwart. Dem sorgfaltig redigierten, mit einer sehr nutzlichen Auswahlbibliographie sowie einem Personen- und Ortsregister versehenen Band ist der Charakter eines umfassenden Standardwerkes zu attestieren. Es eignet sich sowohl zur schnellen und zuverlassigen Information uber historische Ablaufe und Zusammenhange als auch zur vertiefenden Einarbeitung in die verschiedenen Aspekte des komplexen Nordirlandproblems." Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft "... ein Nachschlagewerk, das uber die Geschichte und Gegenwart der Provinz, uber politische Hintergrunde und soziale Verhaltnisse umfassend und ko...
General Hans von Seekt (1866-1936) was the military counterpart of the Weimar Republic, both attempted to restore Germany's international acceptance and security following defeat in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. And the failure of both led eventually to the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Hans von Seekt was from the traditional German officer caste, served with distinction on the war and became Chief of the Army Command at the Reichewehr Ministry of the Weimar Republic and Germany's 'supreme soldier'and major military strategist. His role was to re-build the shattered German army in face of the punitive terms of post-war settlement imposed by the victorious Entente Power...
While the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 was a pivotal moment in European history and precipitated the outbreak of the Second World War western historiography has largely neglected Northern Europe. Two questions dominated the course of events, the Anglo-German contest for control of the access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Soviet-German contest for control of their former territories as a precursor to the future Total War they expected to wage against each other. This anthology of 23 essays considers both these issues collectively and provides a new international perspective on the region’s transition from the relative peace of the interwar era to the all out war following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Contributors are Azar Gat, Michael Epkenhans, Andrew Lambert, Tom Kristiansen, Rolf Hobson, Gunnar Åselius, Jörg Hillmann, Werner Rahn, Sławomir Dębski, Ole Kristian Grimnes, Česlovas Laurinavičius, Alfred Erich Senn, Lars Ericson Wolke, Karl Erik Haug, Boris Vadimovich Sokolov, Toomas Hiio, Magnus Ilmjärv, Palle Roslyng-Jensen ,Hans Christian Bjerg, Valters Ščerbinskis, Michael H. Clemmesen, and Marcus Faulkner.
German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles. In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the International community. This new book focuses on three key areas and lessons of Allied disarmament operations from 1920-31: the role and experience of international arms inspectors working amidst an embittered German populace the ramifications of the divergent disarmament priorities of the leaders of the disarmament coalition the effectiveness of united Allied policies backed by sanctions. These major issues are examined ...
A study of the resurrection of Germany's air force during the period, providing an account of the evolution of German military aviation theory, doctrine, war games, and operations between the two world wars. Draws on archival material to reveal debates with the General Staff about the future role of airpower and the problems of aligning aviation technology with air doctrine. Also examines the early WWII period and the Luftwaffe's effectiveness in Poland and France. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Throughout human history, technological innovation has functioned as a driver of civilization and inspired many people's belief in progress. When it comes to warfare, where technology is applied with a cruel and deadly logic, a nuanced view is needed. From siege engines to drones, innovation has often served a less enlightened aim: elimination of the enemy. This collection of new essays from specialists in military history examines the interdependence between war and technology from a number of regional perspectives.
Alan S. Milward was a renowned historian of contemporary Europe. In addition to his books, as well as articles and chapters in edited books, he also wrote nearly 250 book reviews and review articles, some in French and German, which were published in journals world-wide. Taken together they reveal a remarkable degree of theoretical consistency in his approach to understanding the history of Europe since the French Revolution. This book brings together these previously unexamined pieces of historical analysis in order to trace and shed light on key intellectual debates taking place in the second half of the 20th century. Many of these discussions continue to influence us today, such as the ro...
Historians have long believed that Catholics were late and ambivalent supporters of the German nation. Rebecca Ayako Bennette’s bold new interpretation demonstrates definitively that from the beginning in 1871, when Wilhelm I was proclaimed Kaiser of a unified Germany, Catholics were actively promoting a German national identity for the new Reich.
Die Studie setzt sich mit den Grundstrukturen der Nachkriegsordnung in Europa auseinander. Im Zentrum steht hierbei eine Untersuchung der Funktion des Ordnungsfaktors ,Europa' fur die westliche Sicherheitspolitik. Die Arbeit ergrundet die ordnungsleitenden Vorstellungen der Nationalstaaten, die dem europaischen Einigungsprozess zugrunde liegen. Der Autor gelangt so zu einer Reinterpretation der Genese der westlichen Sicherheitsarchitektur mit weitreichenden Implikationen fur unser Verstandnis des Kalten Krieges wie auch der ,Neuen Weltordnung'. Der vorliegende erste Band geht dabei auf breiter Aktenbasis der Entwicklung der Strukturen regionaler Sicherheit in Europa nach. Den zentralen Baust...