The Final Battle - Soldiers of the Western Front and the German Revolution of 1918 (Hardcover)

In many ways the German soldiers who marched back from the Western Front at the end of World War I held the key to the future of the newly-created republic that replaced the Kaiser's collapsed monarchy. To the radical Left, the orderly columns of front line troops appeared to be the forces of the counterrevolution while to the conservative elements of society they seemed to be the Fatherland's salvation. However in their efforts to get home as soon as possible, most soldiers were indifferent to the political struggles within the Reich, while the remnant that remained under arms proved powerless to defend the republic from its enemies. This book considers why these soldiers' response to the revolution was so different from the rest of the army and the implications this would have for the course of the German Revolution and, ultimately, for the fate of the Weimar Republic itself.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Scott Stephenson
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	372
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-51946-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Promotions
LSN:	0-521-51946-2
Barcode:	9780521519465

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