Absolute destruction : military culture and the practices of war in imperial Germany /
Hull, Isabel V,
Absolute destruction : military culture and the practices of war in imperial Germany / Isabel V. Hull. - 1 online resource (xi, 384 pages) : illustrations, maps -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-368) and index.
Waterberg -- Pursuit and annihilation -- Death by imprisonment -- National politics and military culture -- Lessons of 1870-71 : institutions and law -- Standard practices -- Doctrines of fear and force -- Stopping the process -- Waging war, 1914-1916 : risk, extremes, and limits -- Civilians as objects of military necessity -- The Armenian genocide -- Repetition and self-destruction -- Conclusions and implications.
"In a book that is at once a major contribution to modern European history and a cautionary tale for today, Isabel V. Hull argues that the routines and practices of the Imperial German Army, unchecked by effective civilian institutions, increasingly sought the absolute destruction of its enemies as the only guarantee of the nation's security."--Jacket.
English.
9780801467097 (electronic bk.) 0801467098 (electronic bk.) 1322500509 9781322500508
10.7591/9780801467097 doi
22573/ctt224xq8 JSTOR
Militarism--History.--Germany
Militarisme--Histoire.--Allemagne
HISTORY--Europe--Germany.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
Militarism.
Militär
Krijgsmacht.
Oorlogvoering.
Mentaliteit.
Oorlogsmisdaden.
Germany--History, Military--19th century.
Germany--History, Military--20th century.
Militarism--History.--Germany
Allemagne--Histoire militaire--19e siècle.
Allemagne--Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
Germany.
Deutschland
Deutschland.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
DD103 / .H85 2005
355.0213094309034
Absolute destruction : military culture and the practices of war in imperial Germany / Isabel V. Hull. - 1 online resource (xi, 384 pages) : illustrations, maps -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-368) and index.
Waterberg -- Pursuit and annihilation -- Death by imprisonment -- National politics and military culture -- Lessons of 1870-71 : institutions and law -- Standard practices -- Doctrines of fear and force -- Stopping the process -- Waging war, 1914-1916 : risk, extremes, and limits -- Civilians as objects of military necessity -- The Armenian genocide -- Repetition and self-destruction -- Conclusions and implications.
"In a book that is at once a major contribution to modern European history and a cautionary tale for today, Isabel V. Hull argues that the routines and practices of the Imperial German Army, unchecked by effective civilian institutions, increasingly sought the absolute destruction of its enemies as the only guarantee of the nation's security."--Jacket.
English.
9780801467097 (electronic bk.) 0801467098 (electronic bk.) 1322500509 9781322500508
10.7591/9780801467097 doi
22573/ctt224xq8 JSTOR
Militarism--History.--Germany
Militarisme--Histoire.--Allemagne
HISTORY--Europe--Germany.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
Militarism.
Militär
Krijgsmacht.
Oorlogvoering.
Mentaliteit.
Oorlogsmisdaden.
Germany--History, Military--19th century.
Germany--History, Military--20th century.
Militarism--History.--Germany
Allemagne--Histoire militaire--19e siècle.
Allemagne--Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
Germany.
Deutschland
Deutschland.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
DD103 / .H85 2005
355.0213094309034