The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Praeger Publishers
- Publish date: 11/01/1988
Description:
This volume explores the essence of German military professionalism as exemplified by the 19th-century Prussian German Staff. The study focuses on the most important Prussian military reformer--Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, who in 1801 founded the Militarische Gesellschaft (Military Society) in Berlin. The Gesellschaft became the focal point for the transformation of the Prussian army from a robotic war machine into a modern fighting force that was instrumental in defeating Napolean in 1813 and in 1815.
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