| Autore |
Görlitz Walter
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
San Francisco : , : Lucknow Books, , 2015
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (701 pages)
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
BattershawBrian
MillisWalter
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| ISBN |
1-78625-495-6
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter I -The Beginnings -- The Hohenzollern monarchy-The Junkers of East Elbia-Genetic Mixture (I) "General Staff Service"-Bellicum and his successors (II) Changes under Frederick William I-Frederick the Great-The Brigade Major-The Quartermaster-Generals Staff and the Adjutant-GeneEnthusiasm for the Revolution among Prussian officers (VI) Problems of the Mass Army (VII) The Division as the new tactical unit (VIII). -- I -The Hohenzollern monarchy-The Junkers of East Elbia-Genetic Mixture -- II - "General Staff Service"-Bellicum and his successors -- III - Changes under Frederick William I-Frederick the Great-The Brigade Major-The Quartermaster-Generals Staff and the Adjutant-General -- IV - War in the eighteenth century-The mathematical conception of war -- V - The Ober-Kriegs-Kollegium-Rise of the Adjutant-General's Department -- VI - Prussia, a model to other countries-Effect of the French Revolution on military thought-Enthusiasm for the Revolution among Prussian officers -- VII - Problems of the Mass Army -- VIII - The Division as the new tactical unit -- Chapter II - The Fathers - Scharnhorst and Gneisenau - The Era of Idealism -- Scharnhorst-Personality and appearance (I) Prussia in 1801 (II) Scharnhorst and the Militärische Gesellschaft-Reactionaries among the generals-Scharnhorst as the director of the Militärakademie-Massenbach-Reorganization of the Quartermaster-General's StafHis death (XI). -- I - Scharnhorst-Personality and appearance -- II - Prussia in 1801 -- III. - Scharnhorst and the Militärische Gesellschaft-Reactionaries among the generals-Scharnhorst as the director of the Militärakademie-Massenbach-Reorganization of the Quartermaster-General's Staff-Prussia now possesses a true General Staff.
IV - Scharnhorst on the problem of Germany's strategic position -- V - The Battle of Jena-The military marriage of Blücher and Scharnhorst -- VI - Defeat strengthens the hands of the reformers-The reorganization commission -- VIII - Gneisenau: character and background -- IX - Gneisenau's military thought - Leipzig -- X - Vienna Congress-Gneisenau as Blücher's Chief of Staff-His vital decision after Ligny-Waterloo -- XI - Gneisenau relegated to obscurity on political grounds-His death -- Chapter III - The Philosopher of War - The General Staff in the Age of Clausewitz -- Boyen's reforms-Universal service-Prussia and the General Staff (I) Grolman as Chief of Staff (II) End of liberalism in the Army-The agrarian crisis and the Army (III)-Müffling-His reforms-His concentration on military education (IV) Clausewitz-His generaDawn of the era of the specialist (VI). -- I - Boyen's reforms-Universal service-Prussia and the General Staff -- II -Grolman as Chief of Staff -- III - End of liberalism in the Army-The agrarian crisis and the Army -- IV - Müffling-His reforms-His concentration on military education -- V Clausewitz-His general philosophy-War given back to the people-Spiritual relation to Hegel-"Continuation of policy by other means"-War the statesman's last expedient-Foreign policy programme. -- VI-Von Krauseneck-The Army and '48-Von Reyher-Dawn of the era of the specialist -- Chapter IV - The Man Of Silence - Helmuth von Moltke -- Von Manteuffel, the Adjutant-General's Department and the General Staff-Manteuffel selects Moltke-Moltke's origin and background-The Danish Cadet Corps-Literary activities-Moltke in Turkey-His marriage-Moltke on the German problem-Influence of Clausewitz Moltke's death (IX).
I-Von Manteuffel, the Adjutant General's Department and the General Staff-Manteuffel selects Moltke-Moltke's origin and background-The Danish Cadet Corps-Literary activities-Moltke in Turkey-His marriage-Moltke on the German problem-Influence of Clausewitz -- II - Adjutant to Prince Frederick-Chief of Staff-The strategy of scattered deployment-Moltke and general directives-Effect of railways on Prussia's strategic position -- III - The Army reform and the Diet-The constitutional crisis-Emergence of Von Roon-The coup d'état in Prussian military philosophy-The King hesitates-Bismarck -- IV - Prussia and the Franco Austrian War-Moltke re-examines deployment plans-Holland and Russia in a future war-Moltke and Clausewitz -- V - Moltke and the Danish War-His struggle to get approval for his plan against Austria -- VI -Königgrätz-"Who is General von Moltke?"-Rewards of victory -- VII -Moltke's plans against France-Moltke and Bismarck-Gambetta and the new type of war -- VIII -Control of Germany's Army under the Empire-The German malaise-Treitschke-The General Staff's "nimbus of invincibility" -The Red House-Organizational changes-Admission to the General Staff-Moltke's system of training-The Great General Staff as trainiThe problem of Belgium -- IX - "Everlasting peace a dream and not even a beautiful dream" -The new French fortresses-Effect on Moltke's plans-Bismarck on the General Staff and preventive war-William II Emperor-Moltke's death -- Chapter V - Preventive war or Coup d'Etat - Waldersee -- Jena or Sedan-Waldersee's character and background-His marriage (I) General outlook (II) Appointed Quartermaster-General-"A very respectable secondary tyranny"-Hammerstein and the Kreuzzeitung-Plans for preventive war-Hostility of Crown Prince (III) AttacWaldersee's end (XI). -- I - Jena or Sedan-Waldersee's character and background-His marriage.
II - General outlook -- III -Appointed Quartermaster-General-"A very respectable secondary tyranny" -Hammerstein and the Kreuzzeitung-Plans for preventive war-Hostility of Crown Prince -- IV - Attacks-Bismarck-Relations with Prince William and Stoecker-Confidence in German strength-More skirmishes with Bismarck-"War a certainty" -- V - Waldersee Chief of Staff -- VI - Plans for Army increases The Flottenverein -- VII - Waldersee and the Chancellorship-The Eulenburgs-Bismarck and a coup d'état! -Bismarck's fall -- VIII - Waldersee and Caprivi-Disillusionment -- IX - Waldersee's resignation -- X -Talk of military dictatorship-Scandals -- XI - Command of troops in China-Waldersee's end -- Chapter VI - The master Plan Schlieffen -- Schlieffen-His background-Narrowness of character-Indulgence towards William (I) Germany's strategic problem again-Schlieffen adds element of weight to Moltke's speed-Schlieffen becomes a "Westerner"-The plan to violate Belgian neutrality (II) Belgium forDeath and last words: "See you make the right wing strong" (VIII). -- I - Schlieffen-His background-Narrowness of character-Indulgence towards William -- II - Germany's strategic problem again-Schlieffen adds element of weight to Moltke's speed-Schlieffen becomes a "Westerner"-The plan to violate Belgian neutrality -- III -Belgium fortifies Liège and Namur-Birth of the Schlieffen Plan -- IV - Underestimate of belligerent powers of a modern State-Goltz's prophecy of lost mobility -- V - Bernhardi's warning against theory of the decisive battle -- VI -Schlieffen and the past - Concentration on Cannae -- VII - Schlieffen incapacitated-Moltke the Younger, his deputy-Moltke's diffidence-Schlieffen's retirement-The General Staff under Schlieffen -- VIII - His anticipation of the character of future wars-Death and last words: "See you make the right wing strong".
Chapter VII - War without generals: The Younger Moltke and Falkenhayn - 1906-1916 -- Moltke the younger-Character and background-Cruder views on foreign policy (I) Scandals of 1907-08 (II) Mounting European tension (III) Sarajevo-The Emperor sends for military chiefs-No immediate prospect of war-Berchtold takes initiative into own hands-RHindenburg Chief of Staff (XIV). -- I - Moltke the younger - Character and background - Cruder views on foreign policy -- II - Scandals of 1907-08 -- III - Mounting European tension -- V - Moltke's conduct -- VI - Invasion of Belgium Ludendorff at Liège -- VII - Fall of Moltke-Falkenhayn Chief of Staff and War Minister-Ludendorff and Hindenburg-Tannenberg -- VIII - A new offensive in Belgium -- IX -Falkenhayn seeks an indefinite prolongation of war -- X -Mackensen's indecisive victories-Italy enters war -- XI - Economic war-The Submarine -- XII - Seeckt's political ideas-War aims -- XIII - Pan-Germans and General Staff -- XIV - Falkenhayn seeks to break France at Verdun-Rumania declares war-Fall of Falkenhayn-Hindenburg Chief of Staff -- Chapter VIII -The Silent Dictatorship -Hindenburg and Ludendorff 1916-1918 -- Character and background of Hindenburg and Ludendorff (I) Extension of General Staff's influence-Weakness at Reichstag-Ludendorff and a possible dictatorship-Ludendorff and Hindenburg and German industry-The problem of officer supply-Social standards not Birth of the "stab in the back" legend (XI). -- I - Character and background of Hindenburg and Ludendorff -- II - Extension of General Staff's influence-Weakness at Reichstag-Ludendorff and a possible dictatorship-Ludendorff and Hindenburg and German industry-The problem of officer supply-Social standards not relaxed-Ludendorff's ventures into politics-Attitude to Wilson -- III - General Staff ousts Bethmann-Hollweg.
IV -Failure to break the ring of enemies- "Operational stagnation" of 1917-Tactics of mobile defence-The Tank appears-Germany fails to recognize its importance-General Nivelle's failure-Operation Alberich.
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History Of The German General Staff 1657-1945 [Illustrated Edition]
