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An edition of Absolute Destruction (2004)

Absolute destruction

military culture and the practices of war in Imperial Germany

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"In a book that is at once a major contribution to modern European history and a cautionary tale for today, Isabel V. Hull argues that the routines and practices of the Imperial German Army, unchecked by effective civilian institutions, increasingly sought the absolute destruction of its enemies as the only guarantee of the nation's security."--BOOK JACKET

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384

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Absolute Destruction: Military Culture and the Practices of War in Imperial Germany
2019, Cornell University Press
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Absolute Destruction: Military Culture And the Practices of War in Imperial Germany
January 12, 2006, Cornell University Press
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Absolute destruction: military culture and the practices of war in Imperial Germany
2005, Cornell University Press
in English
Cover of: Absolute Destruction
Absolute Destruction
2004, Cornell University Press
in English
Cover of: Absolute Destruction
Absolute Destruction: Military Culture And The Practices Of War In Imperial Germany
December 31, 2004, Cornell University Press
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Table of Contents

Waterberg
Pursuit and annihilation
Death by imprisonment
National politics and military culture
Lessons of 1870-71 : institutions and law
Standard practices
Doctrines of fear and force
Stopping the process
Waging war, 1914-1916 : risk, extremes, and limits
Civilians as objects of military necessity
The Armenian genocide
Repetition and self-destruction
Conclusions and implications.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-368) and index.

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Ithaca
Other Titles
Military culture and the practices of war in Imperial Germany

Classifications

Library of Congress
DD103 .H85 2005, DD103.H85 2004, DD103.H85 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 384 p. :
Number of pages
384

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15586561M
ISBN 10
0801472938, 0801442583
LCCN
2004013387
OCLC/WorldCat
56696586
Library Thing
21790
Goodreads
139675
6350742

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On 14 January 1904 District Judge Richter wired the German Foreign Office: "All farms in the vicinity of Windhuk [Windhoek, the capital of German Southwest Africa] plundered by Herero.
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