German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence
Nonfiction, History, Military, Other, Germany, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Susanne Kuss | ISBN: | 9780674977587 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Susanne Kuss |
| ISBN: | 9780674977587 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Some historians have traced a line from Germany’s atrocities in its colonial wars to those committed by the Nazis during WWII. Susanne Kuss dismantles these claims, rejecting the notion that a distinctive military ethos or policy of genocide guided Germany’s conduct of operations in Africa and China, despite acts of unquestionable brutality.
Some historians have traced a line from Germany’s atrocities in its colonial wars to those committed by the Nazis during WWII. Susanne Kuss dismantles these claims, rejecting the notion that a distinctive military ethos or policy of genocide guided Germany’s conduct of operations in Africa and China, despite acts of unquestionable brutality.
