Command culture officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II /
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| Language: | English |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10490727 |
Table of Contents:
- Prelude: Military relations between the United States and Germany and the Great General Staff fantasy
- The selection and commissioning of officers
- No "brother officers": cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point
- "To learn how to die": Kadetten in Germany
- Intermediate advanced education and promotion
- The importance of doctrine and how to manage: the American command and General Staff school and the overlooked infantry school
- The importance of the attack and how to lead: the German Kriegsakademie
- Conclusions
- Education, culture, and consequences
- Author's afterword
- Officers' rank index.