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German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence
Susanne Kuss
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Hardback. 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. Translator(s): Smith, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Germany fought three major colonial wars from 1900 to 1908: the Boxer War in China, the Herero and Nama War in Southwest Africa, and the Maji Maji War in East Africa. Recently, historians have emphasized the role of German military culture in shaping the horrific violence of these conflicts, tracing a line from German atrocities in the colonial sphere to those committed by the Nazis during World War II. Susanne Kuss dismantles such claims in a close examination of Germany's early twentieth-century colonial experience. Despite acts of unquestionable brutality committed by the Kaiser's soldiers, she finds no direct path from ... Read more
Germany fought three major colonial wars from 1900 to 1908: the Boxer War in China, the Herero and Nama War in Southwest Africa, and the Maji Maji War in East Africa. Recently, historians have emphasized the role of German military culture in shaping the horrific violence of these conflicts, tracing a line from German atrocities in the colonial sphere to those committed by the Nazis during World War II. Susanne Kuss dismantles such claims in a close examination of Germany's early twentieth-century colonial experience. Despite acts of unquestionable brutality committed by the Kaiser's soldiers, she finds no direct path from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674970632
SKU
V9780674970632
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About Susanne Kuss
Susanne Kuss is Privatdozentin at the University of Bern.
Reviews for German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence
Kuss has provided a comprehensive study of German military force in colonial theaters before the First World War. Her account, which covers campaigns in China, Southwest Africa, and East Africa, extends to the motivation, ideology, and training of German soldiers for colonial service; their weaponry; the injury, disease, and other environmental challenges they faced; the parliamentary politics and diplomacy of ... Read more