ISSN:
1612-6033
Content:
The blossoming of military history in Germany offers the chance to set new agendas beyond conventional narratives. The notion of a distinct authoritarian Prusso-German militarism, set against political modernity and civil society, has long served as the master narrative of modern German military history. But this narrative no longer holds any promise. It fails to situate the German experience within a common European and transatlantic military political realm and war culture; it ignores the centrality of technocratic reasoning and industrialized warfare for any understanding of the German military; it offers too overblown and simplistic a portrayal of societal militarization; and it downplays militarist multiplicities and the transformations of the early 20th century. This narrative has the additional disadvantage of cutting off the history of the military and war after 1945 from what came previously.
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In:
Zeithistorische Forschungen, Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004, 2(2005), 1, Seite 105-109, 1612-6033
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volume:2
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year:2005
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number:1
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pages:105-109
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Bönker, Dirk, 1967 - Military history, militarization, and the "American century" 2005
Language:
English
Author information:
Bönker, Dirk 1967-
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