Soldiers as Citizens - Former Wehrmacht Officers in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1955

By tracing the changing role of the German officer corps from its position in the National Socialist dictatorship to its current status in a Western-style democracy, Soldiers as Citizens illuminates both the development of a democratic ideology in the Federal Republic and the influence of warfare in German society.

About the author

Jay Lockenour is an assistant professor of history at Temple University.

Summary

By tracing the changing role of the officer corps from its position in a National Socialist dictatorship to its current status in a Western-style democracy, this title illuminates both the development of a democratic ideology in the Federal Republic and the influence of warfare in German society.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Lockenour
• Assisted by: Mark Grimsley (Editor), Peter Maslowski (Editor)
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2001
• EAN: 9780803229402
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-2940-2
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Studies in War, Society, and t; Studies in War, Society, and the Military; Studies in War, Society, and t
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories