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Germany and the next war /

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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." Originally p...

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Main Author: Bernhardi, Friedrich von, 1849-1930
Other Authors: Powles, Allen H. (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1914.
Edition:Authorized ed.
Subjects:
Germany. > Heer.
Germany. > Kriegsmarine.
Germany > Foreign relations.
Imaginary wars and battles.
Allemagne > Relations extérieures.
Guerres et batailles imaginaires.
Diplomatic relations.
Germany.
Table of 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.