Moltke and the German Wars, 1864-1871 |
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| Author:
| Bucholz, Arden |
| Series title: | European History in Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-333-68758-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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The Prussian army invented modern war processes, and Bucholz argues that Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), was the first modern war planner. His accomplishment was to develop, bring to fruition and validate - in the three wars of German unification against Denmark, Austria and France - the war processes invented during his lifetime. These processes have been used in all modern 20th century wars because they respond to the size, space, time and technology mandates of industrial mass...
More DescriptionThe Prussian army invented modern war processes, and Bucholz argues that Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), was the first modern war planner. His accomplishment was to develop, bring to fruition and validate - in the three wars of German unification against Denmark, Austria and France - the war processes invented during his lifetime. These processes have been used in all modern 20th century wars because they respond to the size, space, time and technology mandates of industrial mass warfare. Bucholz describes and analyses these developments by using organisational, knowledge and learning theory, by looking closely at Moltke's life as a professional officer and by using original sources which include work on these wars by Theodor Fontane, the premier German novelist between Goethe and Thomas Mann.