Forging the King's Sword: Military Education Between Tradition and Modernization - The Case of the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps 1871-1918 (American University Studies) - Hardcover

Moncure, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820419605 ISBN 13: 9780820419602

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

The Royal Prussian Cadet Corps produced the élite of Prussia's and Germany's officers throughout its 250 year existence. Using a massive biographical database of its graduates, this unique study analyzes the education and socialization process in the school system during the Wilhelmine period. Moncure traces the conflict among the desire to maintain social cohesion in the aristocratic officer corps, the demands of the growing middle class, and the dictates of military competition in Europe. He offers insights into the attempts at resolution and the effects of the institution on the officer corps it produced.

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About the Author

The Author: John Moncure is Professor of Military Studies at Davidson College, North Carolina. He received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1972 and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. An active Army lieutenant colonel, he has served in cavalry regiments in Europe and the United States, and has taught European history at West Point.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820419605
• ISBN 13: 9780820419602
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 323