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Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Note On Translations, MilitaryTerminology and Sources; Chapter 1 The Spanish Army Under the Restoration Until 1916; Politics, Society, and the Military, 1875-1916; From Political-Military Appeasement to Military Defeat; The Repercussion of the Desastre and the Military's Return to Politics; The Beginnings of the General Staff; The State of the Army: The Problems for Military Planning; The Political Problem of the General Staff; Early Organization of the General Staff; Disbandment and Rebirth of the General Staff
The Officer Corps: Social and Professional BackgroundThe Transformation of the Spanish Officer Corps After 1808; Professional Concerns of Career Officers; The Officer Corps' Reluctance for Military Reform; A Snapshot of the Spanish Officer Corps in 1907; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Military Corporatism Under the Restoration; The System of Separate Corps Academies; Spanish Military Education from 1800 to 1893; The Reform of 1893; The Reform of 1893 Under Criticism; Attempted Reforms; The Military Consequences of Corporatism; The Learned Corps' Struggle for Responsibilities
The Corporate Rivalry's Effects on Military EffectivenessThe Odd Corps Out: The Controversy About the Staff Corps; The Problem of the Reform of the Staff Corps; The Training of Staff Officers After 1893; Attack and Defence of the Staff Corps; The Staff Corps and the Development of the General Staff; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Firepower and Infantry Tactics, 1899-1913; Firepower and the Problem of the Offensive; The Impact of New Firearm Technology on the Battlefield; The Spanish Army and Its War Experiences, 1873-1898; The Debate on the Tactical Lessons of the 1895-1898 Wars
Bayonet Versus FirepowerThe Value of Cold Steel in Modern Warfare; Firepower as the Foundation of Tactics; The Evolution of Infantry Tactical Regulations; The Theoretical Debate on Tactical Regulations, 1899-1913; The Alleged Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War: Field Fortifications and the Rise of Morale Factors; Towards New Infantry Tactics: The 1908 Regulations; The Campaign of Melilla (1909) and Its Consequences; The Military Operations; Lessons of the Campaign; The Aftermath: The 1913 Infantry Tactical Regulations; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Machine Gun, 1899-1913
The Psychological Concept of WarfareWarfare as an Exercise of Willpower; Social Evolution and the Problems of Universal Military Service; Ricardo Burguete: Searching for Industrial Age Warriors; The Machine Gun: Early Trials and Organizatonial Debates; Machine Guns in the Spanish Army up to 1900; Corporate Procrastination, 1900-1907; Who Should Operate the Machine Gun?; The Machine Gun and Tactics, 1900-1913; The Problem of Controlling Infantry Firepower; The Machine Gun as a Weapon of Opportunity; The Battlefield Role of the Machine Gun; The Effects of the Machine Gun on Morale
The Officer Corps: Social and Professional BackgroundThe Transformation of the Spanish Officer Corps After 1808; Professional Concerns of Career Officers; The Officer Corps' Reluctance for Military Reform; A Snapshot of the Spanish Officer Corps in 1907; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Military Corporatism Under the Restoration; The System of Separate Corps Academies; Spanish Military Education from 1800 to 1893; The Reform of 1893; The Reform of 1893 Under Criticism; Attempted Reforms; The Military Consequences of Corporatism; The Learned Corps' Struggle for Responsibilities
The Corporate Rivalry's Effects on Military EffectivenessThe Odd Corps Out: The Controversy About the Staff Corps; The Problem of the Reform of the Staff Corps; The Training of Staff Officers After 1893; Attack and Defence of the Staff Corps; The Staff Corps and the Development of the General Staff; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Firepower and Infantry Tactics, 1899-1913; Firepower and the Problem of the Offensive; The Impact of New Firearm Technology on the Battlefield; The Spanish Army and Its War Experiences, 1873-1898; The Debate on the Tactical Lessons of the 1895-1898 Wars
Bayonet Versus FirepowerThe Value of Cold Steel in Modern Warfare; Firepower as the Foundation of Tactics; The Evolution of Infantry Tactical Regulations; The Theoretical Debate on Tactical Regulations, 1899-1913; The Alleged Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War: Field Fortifications and the Rise of Morale Factors; Towards New Infantry Tactics: The 1908 Regulations; The Campaign of Melilla (1909) and Its Consequences; The Military Operations; Lessons of the Campaign; The Aftermath: The 1913 Infantry Tactical Regulations; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Machine Gun, 1899-1913
The Psychological Concept of WarfareWarfare as an Exercise of Willpower; Social Evolution and the Problems of Universal Military Service; Ricardo Burguete: Searching for Industrial Age Warriors; The Machine Gun: Early Trials and Organizatonial Debates; Machine Guns in the Spanish Army up to 1900; Corporate Procrastination, 1900-1907; Who Should Operate the Machine Gun?; The Machine Gun and Tactics, 1900-1913; The Problem of Controlling Infantry Firepower; The Machine Gun as a Weapon of Opportunity; The Battlefield Role of the Machine Gun; The Effects of the Machine Gun on Morale