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

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. The Kaiser's Army in Peacetime 1871-1914 -- 1 Home is the Hero: Berlin, 17 March 1871 -- 2 A Time for Reflection -- 3 Organization and Innovation -- 4 Imperial Hubris -- 5 Exigencies of an Officer Corps in Peacetime -- 6 The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 -- 7 The Herero and Namaqua Revolts, 1904-1907 -- 8 Strategic Imperatives -- 9 Operational Doctrine and Auftragstaktik -- 10 Operational Readiness -- 11 Training -- 12 Maritime Distractions -- 13 The Gathering Storm -- 14 Sarajevo, Sunday 28 June 1914 -- PART II. The Kaiser's Army at War 1914-1918 -- 1 Liège to the Marne: Belgium and France, August to December 1914 -- 2 Gumbinnen to Tannenberg: East Prussia, August to September 1914 -- 3 China, the Far East and the Pacific, August to December 1914 -- 4 Africa, August 1914 to November 1918 -- 5 German East Africa, 1914-1918 -- 6 The Dardanelles, Mesopotamia and Palestine, 1915-1916, and the Middle East, 1917-1918 -- 7 The Western Front, 1915-1918 -- 8 Trench Warfare, 1915-1917 -- 9 Poison Gas and the Second Battle of Ypres, April to May 1915 -- 10 The Impact of Technology, 1914-1918 -- 11 Political-Military Perspectives, 1916-1918 -- 12 The Eastern Front, December 1916 to March 1918 -- 13 Italy and the Alpine Campaign 1915-1918 -- 14 The Last Offensives: the Kaiserschlacht, March to July 1918 -- 15 Defeat in the West, August to October 1918 -- 16 Armistice, October to November 1918 -- 17 An Uncertain Future, November to December 1918 -- 18 Counting the Cost, 1914-1918 -- PART III. The Structure of Military Power -- 1 Kaiser Wilhelm II -- 2 The High Command -- 3 The General Staff and Related Organizations -- 4 Corps, Divisions and Brigades -- 5 Reserve, Landwehr, Ersatz, Landsturm and Ersatz-Reserve Forces -- 6 Colonial Forces -- PART IV. Officers and Soldiers.

1 Officer Selection and Training -- 2 NCO Selection and Training -- 3 Soldier Recruitment in Peace and War -- 4 Depots and Recruit Training -- 5 Pay and Allowances -- 6 Discipline -- 7 Religion -- 8 Behind the Lines: The Soldier Off-duty -- 9 The Home Front: the Female Dimension -- PART V. Uniforms and Equipment -- 1 Evolution of the Field Service Uniform -- 2 The M 1910 Field Service Uniform -- 3 The M 1910/15 Field Service Uniform -- 4 The M 1915 Field Service Uniform -- 5 Boots, Puttees and Gaiters -- 6 Headdress -- 7 Personal Equipment -- 8 Tropical Field Service Uniforms and Equipment -- 9 Identity Discs -- 10 The Pay Book -- PART VI. Combat Arms -- 1 The Infantry -- 2 Machine-gun Units -- 3 The Cavalry -- 4 The Artillery -- 5 Armoured Fighting Vehicle Troops -- PART VII. Supporting Arms and Services -- 1 Engineers and Pioneers -- 2 The Air Service -- 3 The Telegraphic, Signals and Wireless Communications Service -- 4 Survey -- 5 Transport and Movement -- 6 Logistics and Supply -- 7 Medical -- 8 Veterinary -- 9 Military Police -- PART VIII. Field Training and Operational Procedures -- 1 Field Training -- 2 Movement in the Field -- 3 The Advance to Contact -- 4 The Attack -- 5 Defensive Operations -- 6 Trench Design -- 7 Routine in the Line -- 8 Tunnelling and Mining -- 9 Security in the Field: Outposts and Sentries -- 10 Machine-gun Tactics -- 11 Cavalry Operations -- 12 Artillery Support -- 13 Encampments and Bivouacs -- 14 Billets and Quarters -- 15 Forces of Occupation -- PART IX. The End of the Kaiser's Army -- 1 Home is the Hero: Berlin, 14 December 1918 -- 2 Retribution and Consequences: the Treaty of Versailles -- Appendix 1. Weapons and Equipment -- 1 Small-arms and Other Hand-held and Man-portable weapons -- 2 Artillery -- 3 Trench Mortars -- 4 Poison Gases -- 5 Pontoon Bridging -- 6 Armoured Vehicles.

7 Combat and Reconnaissance Aircraft -- Appendix 2. German-English Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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