Between 1919 and 1933, German military leaders created the Reichswehr, a new military organisation built on the wreckage of the old Imperial Army. This book traces the crucial transformations in military tactical doctrine, organisation and training that laid the foundations for the Nazi Blitzkrieg.

1. The Lessons of World War I -- 2. Von Seeckt and Rethinking Warfare -- 3. Debate within the Reichswehr -- 4. Training the Reichswehr -- 5. Developing Modern Weaponry -- 6. The Development of German Armor Doctrine -- 7. Developing a Reichswehr Air Doctrine -- 8. The Reichswehr as a Mature Military Force -- 9. Epilogue -- Appendix: Proposed Reichswehr Tables of Organization and Equipment from the 1920s.