The Imperial German Army between Kaiser and King : monarchy, nation-building, and war, 1866-1918 / Gavin Wiens.
Wiens, Gavin.
2023
UA712
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Title The Imperial German Army between Kaiser and King : monarchy, nation-building, and war, 1866-1918 / Gavin Wiens.
Author Wiens, Gavin.
ISBN 9783031228636 (electronic bk.)
3031228634 (electronic bk.)
3031228626
9783031228629
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22863-6
Publication Details Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-22863-6 doi
Call Number UA712
Dewey Decimal Classification 355.0094309034
Summary This book provides a reappraisal of Germanys military between the mid-nineteenth century and the end of the First World War. At its core is the following question: how 'German' was the imperial German army? This army, which emerged from the Wars of Unification in 1871, has commonly been seen as the 'school of the nation'. After all so this argument goes tens of thousands of young men passed through its ranks each year, with conscripts undergoing an intense program of patriotic education and returning to civilian life as fervent German nationalists and ardent supporters of the German emperor, or Kaiser. This book reexamines this assumption. It does not deny that devotion to the Fatherland and loyalty to the Kaiser were widespread among German soldiers in the decades following unification. It nevertheless shows that the imperial German army was far less homogenous and far more faction-ridden than has hitherto been acknowledged. Gavin Wiens completed his PhD at the University of Toronto, Canada, where he teaches modern German and European history, world history, and the Holocaust.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note References -- Chapter 5: Warrior Princes -- Passing the Martial Baton -- Encouraging Particularism -- Double Standard -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: The Danger Within -- A Divided Contingent -- Out of Reach but Not Out of Sight -- A Gathering Point for Particularism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Fighting Together but Apart -- Familiar Tropes -- New Problems -- Thinking About the Future -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- References -- Index
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IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY BETWEEN KAISER AND KING.
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Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Genesis
Dealing with Defeat
Between Alliance and Unification
The Crucible of War
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Military Federalism
An Army of Contingents
Guardians and Go-Betweens
Celebrating Kaiser and King
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: The Need for Compromise
The Unlikely Conqueror of South Germany
A North German Bridgehead in the South?
A Tougher Nut to Crack
Conclusion

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