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THE KAISER’S ARMY
THE POLITICS OF MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
IN GERMANY DURING THE MACHINE AGE ,
1870–1918
Eric Dorn Brose
1 2001
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Copyright 2001 by Eric Dorn Brose
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brose, Eric Dorn, 1948–
The Kaiser’s army : the politics of military technology in
Germany during the Machine Age, 1870–1918 / Eric Dorn Brose.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–19–514335–3
1. Germany. Heer—History—19th century. 2. Germany. Heer—History—20th century.
3. Military art and science—Technological innovations. I. Title.
UA712 .B76 2000
355'.00943'0934—dc21 00-061121
135798642
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
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contents
Introduction, 3
1. Old Soldiers, 7
2. Queen of the Battlefield, 26
3. Between Persistence and Change, 43
4. The Plans of Schlieffen, 69
5. Past and Present Collide, 85
6. No Frederick the Great, 112
7. Toward the Great War, 138
8. Rolling the Iron Dice, 183
9. Denouement, 226
Notes, 241
Bibliography and Abbreviations, 293
Index, 305
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