TY - BOOK ID - 139063803 TI - Iron and Blood : A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500. PY - 2023 SN - 0674292855 0674292847 PB - Cambridge : Harvard University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Military art and science KW - History. KW - Europe, German-speaking KW - Germany KW - German-speaking Europe. KW - Germany. KW - History, Military. KW - Armed Forces KW - bavaria. KW - bismarck. KW - erich ludendorff. KW - frederick great. KW - freikorps. KW - general staff. KW - hitler. KW - holocaust. KW - landsknechts. KW - landwehr. KW - luftwaffe. KW - napoleon. KW - navy. KW - nazi. KW - paul hindenburg. KW - reichstag. KW - reichswehr. KW - saxony. KW - seven years. KW - waffen ss. KW - wehrmacht. KW - wilhelm ii. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:139063803 AB - Peter Wilson looks to 500 years of history to contest rigid assumptions about German militarism. Historically German-speaking states have had complex--that is, typical--politics surrounding militarization, strategy, and civilian control. The belief in German military genius arose only in 1871 and was soon dashed by the two world wars. ER -