Students in this course will examine the history of the Prusso- German Army from 1805 to 1945, its wars, campaigns, force structure, doctrine, and training. Readings include extracts from The Duties of the General Staff, by Paul Bronsart von Schellendorf; The Borderland of Czar and Kaiser, by Poultney Bigelow; Translations-War Diaries of German Units Opposed to the Second Division (Regular) 1918, Volume 4 Chateau Thierry, U.S. Army War College, 1932; Organization and Tactical Employment of a Modern Division (German Army), 1931; translation from Hans Maier-Welcker, Aufzeichnungen eines Generalstabsoffiziers 1939-1942; Report on German General Staff School, by Harlan N. Hartness; "Germany's Tactical Doctrine"; German General Staff School Report No. 15,999; and The German Armies 1914 and 1939, by Gunther Blumentritt.