Examines the military doctrine and extreme tactics of the Imperial German Army, foreshadowing the later atrocities of the Nazi regime.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
IntroductionPart I: Suppression Becomes Annihilation: Southwest Africa, 1904-1907
1. Waterberg
2. Pursuit and Annihilation
3. Death by ImprisonmentPart II: Military Culture
4. National Politics and Military Culture
5. Lessons of 1870-71: Institutions and Law
6. Standard Practices
7. Doctrines of Fear and Force
8. Stopping the ProcessPart III: The First World War
9. Waging War, 1914-1916: Risk, Extremes, and Limits
10. Civilians as Objects of Military Necessity
11. The Armenian Genocide
12. Repetition and Self-DestructionsConclusions and ImplicationsBibliography
Index
