The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War / by Mario Draper.
2018
D203.2-D475
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Title
The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War / by Mario Draper.
Author
Draper, Mario, author.
ISBN
9783319703862
3319703862
9783319703855
3319703854
3319703862
9783319703855
3319703854
Published
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (XIX, 281 pages 3 illustrations, 2 illustrations in color.) : online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-70386-2 doi
9783319703855
9783319703855
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D203.2-D475
Dewey Decimal Classification
949.3
Summary
This book explores Belgian state-building through the prism of its army from independence to the First World War. It argues that party-politics, which often ran along geographical, linguistic, and religious lines, prevented both Flemings and Walloons from reconciling their regional identities into a unified concept of Belgian nationalism. Equally, it obstructed the army from satisfactorily preparing to uphold Belgium's imposed neutrality before 1914. Situated uneasily between the two powerhouses of nineteenth-century Europe, Belgium offers a unique insight into the concepts of citizenship and militarisation in a divided society in the era of fervent nationalism. By examining the composition, experience, and image of the army's officer corps and rank and file, as well as those of the auxiliary forces, this book shows that although military and civilian society often stood aloof from one another, the army, as a national institution, offered a fleeting glimpse into the dichotomy that was pre-war Belgium.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Securing the Nation
Chapter 3
The Officer Corps
Chapter 4
The Rank and File
Chapter 5
The Auxiliary Forces
Chapter 6
Fortress Policy and Strategy
Chapter 7
The Great War
Chapter 8
Conclusion
Index.
Introduction
Chapter 2
Securing the Nation
Chapter 3
The Officer Corps
Chapter 4
The Rank and File
Chapter 5
The Auxiliary Forces
Chapter 6
Fortress Policy and Strategy
Chapter 7
The Great War
Chapter 8
Conclusion
Index.