Title: Germany and the next war,
Authors: Bernhardi, Friedrich von, 1849-1930.; Powles, Allen H.,; Powles, Allen H.,
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.,
Year: 1914
Subjects: Germany.; Germany.; Imaginary wars and battles; Germany Foreign relations.
Abstract: Brilliant and bellicose book on the divine nature of warfare and the proper place of Germany in the modern world by a leading Prussian militarist. Bernhardi viewed war as "a biological necessity" based upon "the natural law... the law of the struggle for existence." Origninally published in 1911, the book influenced German military thinking in both World War I and World War II.
Contents: The right to make war -- The duty to make war -- A brief survey of Germany's historical development -- Germany's historical mission -- World power or downfall -- The social and political significance of army for war -- The character of our next war -- The next naval war -- The crucial question -- Army organization -- Training and education -- Preparation for the naval war -- The army and popular education -- Financial and political preparation for war.