The Kaiser's Army: The German Army in World War One

In this comprehensive book David Stone describes and analyzes every aspect of the German Army as it existed under Kaiser Wilhelm II encompassing its development and antecedents organization personnel weapons and equipment inherent strengths and weaknesses and victories and defeats as it fought on many fronts throughout World War I. The book deals in considerable detail with the origins and creation of the German army examining the structure of power in German politics and wider society and the nations imperial ambitions along with the ways in which the high command and general staff functioned in terms of strategy and tactical doctrine. Stone examines the nature background recruitment training and military experiences of the officers NCOs and soldiers as well as personal and collective values relating to honor loyalty and conscience. In addition the armys operations. Stone gives context with an overview of the army at war covering the key actions and outcomes of major campaigns from 1914 to 1918 up to the signature of the Armistice at Compigne. For anyone seeking a definitive reference on the German Army of the period--whether scholar historian serving soldier or simply a general reader--this remarkable book will prove an invaluable work.