The Final Battle: Soldiers Of The Western Front And The German Revolution Of 1918 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare, Series Number 30) - Softcover

Stephenson, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107632366 ISBN 13: 9781107632363

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In many ways the German soldiers who marched back from the Western Front at the end of World War I held the key to the future of the newly-created republic that replaced the Kaiser's collapsed monarchy. To the radical Left, the orderly columns of front line troops appeared to be the forces of the counterrevolution while to the conservative elements of society they seemed to be the Fatherland's salvation. However in their efforts to get home as soon as possible, most soldiers were indifferent to the political struggles within the Reich, while the remnant that remained under arms proved powerless to defend the republic from its enemies. This book considers why these soldiers' response to the revolution was so different from the rest of the army and the implications this would have for the course of the German Revolution and, ultimately, for the fate of the Weimar Republic itself.

About this title

Book Description:

Examining the role of front-line soldiers in the German revolution of 1918, in this book Scott Stephenson considers why their response to the revolution was so different from the rest of the army and the implications this would have for the course of the German Revolution and for the Weimar Republic itself.

About the Author:

Scott Stephenson is Associate Professor of Military History at the Department of Military History, US Army Command and General Staff College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1107632366
• ISBN 13: 9781107632363
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374