After Clausewitz: German Military Thinkers Before the Great War
"A tour de force. Compels the reader to rethink long-cherished notions about the 'German way of war.'"--Holger Herwig, author ofThe Outbreak of World War I"Demolishes the conventional view that Germany's and Europe's soldiers of the period willfully and culpably ignored material and intellectual developments in the craft of war."--Dennis Showalter, author ofTannenberg: Clash of Empires"A major addition to the history of military theory and doctrine in the twentieth century and a must read for those interested in German history, World War I, and military thought."--James Corum, author ofThe Roots of BlitzkriegandThe Luftwaffe"An indispensable work, not only for experts on the Prussian-German army, but also for scholars working in the general field of military affairs."--Arden Bucholz, author ofMoltke and the German Wars, 1864-1871