Command culture officer education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the consequences for World War II - Muth, Jorg, 1967-; ProQuest (Firm) (Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2011)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: 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 century; Electronic books