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 /
Muth, Jorg, 1967-
Command culture officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II / [electronic resource] : Jorg Muth. - 1st ed. - Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2011. - x, 366 p.
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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781574413649 (e-book)
United States. Army --Officers--Training of--History--20th century.
United States. Army --Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--History--20th century.
Military education--History--United States--20th century.
Military education--History--Germany--20th century.
Germany--Armed Forces--Officers--Training of--History--20th century.
Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
U408 / .M87 2011
355.5/5097309041
Command culture officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II / [electronic resource] : Jorg Muth. - 1st ed. - Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2011. - x, 366 p.
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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781574413649 (e-book)
United States. Army --Officers--Training of--History--20th century.
United States. Army --Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--History--20th century.
Military education--History--United States--20th century.
Military education--History--Germany--20th century.
Germany--Armed Forces--Officers--Training of--History--20th century.
Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
U408 / .M87 2011
355.5/5097309041