Command culture [electronic resource] : officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II / J�org Muth.
By: Muth, J�org.
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BookPublisher: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 366 p.Subject(s): United States. Army -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 20th century | United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th century | Military education -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Military education -- Germany -- History -- 20th century | Germany -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 20th century | Germany -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 355.5/5097309041 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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