Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-402) and index.
Contents
The Great Elector and the origins of Prussian war making -- The origins of Frederician warfare -- Frederick in the Seven Years' War -- "Disgrace and redemption" : the Prussian Army in the Napoleonic Wars -- Moltke's Art of war : innovation and tradition -- From Schlieffen to World War I -- Collapse and rebirth : from Versailles to Case White -- The culmination point -- The German way of war.