A seminal study of one of the central issues in Prussian history, the role of the army in politics. -- amazon.com.

Introduction. The role of the army in German history -- I. The army and the state, 1640-1807 -- II. Reform and reaction, 1807-40 -- III. Frederick William IV, the army, and the constitution, 1840-58 -- IV. The army reform and the constitutional conflict, 1859-66 -- V. War and diplomacy in the period of unification -- VI. The state within the state, 1871-1914 -- VII. The army and foreign policy, 1871-1914 -- VIII. Militarism and statecraft, 1914-18 -- IX. The army and the revolution, 1918-20 -- X. The 'Non-political' army : Seeckt and Gessler, 1920-8 -- XI. The army in politics : Groener and Schleicher, 1928-33 -- XII. Hitler and the army, 1933-45 -- Alphabetical list of books and articles cited.