The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918
"An interesting and detailed discussion of the German army's difficulties in adopting new technology and adapting its tactics to the new technology."--Technology and Culture"This is a book that deserves careful study not only for the inside view it provides of the German military, but also for its reexamination of the feudalization problem from a new perspective."--Central European History"Brose has written a lively and highly readable account of the debates over technological innovation and the institutional, tactical, and operational implications of the new weapons.  His book is based on solid research and provides further convincing evidence that the German army was not quite the awesome fighting machine that it has been made out to be, that many of its officers were every bit as bone-headed as their much maligned British counterparts."  - -American Historical Review"This is a book that deserves careful study not only for the inside view it provides of the German military, but also for its reexamination of the feudalization problem from a new perspective."--Central European History"An interesting and detailed discussion of the German army's difficulties in adopting new technology and adapting its tactics to the new technology."--Technology and Culture"well-written and engaging . The book is essential reading."--The Journal of Modern History"Brose has done us a great service in analyzing the Imperial German Army's prewar decades so well."--German Studies Review"Brose has written a lively and highly readable account of the debates over technological innovation and the institutional, tactical, and operational implications of the new weapons.  His book is based on solid research and provides further convincing evidence that the German army was not quite the awesome fighting machine that it has been made out to be, that many of its officers were every bit as bone-headed as their much maligned British counterparts."  - -American Historical Review"Artfully crafted, extremely readable and carefully researched." --The St. Mihuiel Tripwire