Soldiers, Commissars, and Chaplains - Civil-Military Relations Since Cromwell

Informationen zum Autor By Dale R. Herspring Klappentext This innovative study offers the first-ever comparison of the military roles played by commissars, political officers, and chaplains in military settings ranging from the armies of Cromwell, the Jacobins, the Nazis, the Soviets, and the United States. Despite the stark differences in the political systems of the countries of these disparate armed forces, Dale R. Herspring argues that there are certain critical functions that must be fulfilled in every military, regardless of its ideological orientation. Zusammenfassung By assessing how the military roles have evolved and by comparing them in various military settings! the author argues that certain functions must be fulfiled in every army! regardless of its ideological orientation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Framework for Comparison Chapter 3 Chaplains in the American Military Part 4 Part II: The Case Studies Chapter 5 Chaplains in Cromwell's New Model Army Chapter 6 Commissars in the French revolution Chapter 7 Commissars in the Red Army Chapter 8 National Leadership Officers in the Wehrmacht Chapter 9 Political Officers in the Soviet Military Chapter 10 Political Officers in the East German Military Chapter 11 Conclusion

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• Authors: Dale Herspring, Dale R Herspring, Dale R. Herspring
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2001
• EAN: 9780742511064
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1106-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; 1500 bis heute, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, Theorie der Kriegsführung und Militärwissenschaft, Social & cultural history, Militärische Institutionen, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Military life & institutions, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Military institutions