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Zusatztext "? a concise exploration?that stands out because of its balanced judgements."   ·  Eberhard Kolb in Historische Zeitschrift "... the work goes sufficiently beyond conventional parameters to encourage fresh discussion?solid use of unpublished material! combined with mastery of the secondary literature."   ·  Dennis Showalter "Mulligan presents a detailed and nuanced account of Reinhardt's support for the new republic."   ·  The Historian Informationen zum Autor William Mulligan received his Ph. D. from the University of Cambridge. He is now teaching modern history at the University of Glasgow. Klappentext Civil-military relations have been a consistent theme of the history of the Weimar Republic. This study focuses on the career of General Walther Reinhardt, the last Prussian Minister of War and the First Head of the Army Command in the Weimar Republic. Though less well known than his great rival, Hans von Seeckt, Reinhardt's role in forming the young Reichswehr and his writings on warfare made him one of the most important and influential military figures in interwar Germany. Contrary to the conventional view that civil-military relations were fraught from the outset, the author argues, Reinhardt's contribution to the military politics of the Weimar Republic shows that opportunities for reform and co-operation with civilian leaders existed. However, although he is primarily seen as a liberal General, this study demonstrates that he was motivated by professional military considerations and by the specter of a future war. His ideas on modern warfare were amongst the most radical of the time. Zusammenfassung Civil-military relations have been a consistent theme of the history of the Weimar Republic. This study focuses on the career of General Walther Reinhardt, the last Prussian Minister of War and the First Head of the Army Command in the Weimar Republic. Though less well known than his great rival, Hans von Seeckt, Reinhardt's role in forming the young Reichswehr and his writings on warfare made him one of the most important and influential military figures in interwar Germany. Contrary to the conventional view that civil-military relations were fraught from the outset, the author argues, Reinhardt's contribution to the military politics of the Weimar Republic shows that opportunities for reform and co-operation with civilian leaders existed. However, although he is primarily seen as a liberal General, this study demonstrates that he was motivated by professional military considerations and by the specter of a future war. His ideas on modern warfare were amongst the most radical of the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Reinhardt in Peace and War, 1872–1918 Chapter 3. Coming to Terms with the New Regime Chapter 4. Setting the Agenda on Military Policy, January–June 1919 Chapter 5. Reinhardt and the Treaty of Versailles Chapter 6. The Formation of the Reichswehrministerium Chapter 7. The Kapp Putsch and the Failure of Reinhardt’s Military Policy Chapter 8. Reinhardt and Military Politics in the 1920s Chapter 9. The Reinhardtskurse and Reinhardt’s Military Thought Chapter 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index ...

List of contents

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Reinhardt in Peace and War, 1872-1918

Chapter 3. Coming to Terms with the New Regime

Chapter 4. Setting the Agenda on Military Policy, January-June 1919

Chapter 5. Reinhardt and the Treaty of Versailles

Chapter 6. The Formation of the Reichswehrministerium

Chapter 7. The Kapp Putsch and the Failure of Reinhardt's Military Policy

Chapter 8. Reinhardt and Military Politics in the 1920s

Chapter 9. The Reinhardtskurse and Reinhardt's Military Thought

Chapter 10. Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Report

"... a concise exploration...that stands out because of its balanced judgements." - Eberhard Kolb in Historische Zeitschrift
"... the work goes sufficiently beyond conventional parameters to encourage fresh discussion...solid use of unpublished material, combined with mastery of the secondary literature." - Dennis Showalter
"Mulligan presents a detailed and nuanced account of Reinhardt's support for the new republic." - The Historian

Product details

• Authors: Mulligan William Mulligan, William Mulligan
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2004
• EAN: 9781571819086
• ISBN: 978-1-57181-908-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Monographs in German History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); History: 20th Century to Present