In seven sections, the author examines the ideas that exist in the United States and Germany about each other's politics and military in light of the changed strategic challenges of the 21st century: 1. The German Soldier and Reunification; 2. NATO: War, Generals and Critics in 1999; 3. The Image of the Wehrmacht in West German Society and the Bundeswehr; 4. Germany and the US in the Age of Terror: Ideas, Domestic Politics and the International State System - a New Strategic Environment; 5. Ethos and Ethics of the Soldier: American and European traditions compared - reflections on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars from an America in Europe; 6. The "stab in the back": the persistence of a dubious idea in civil-military relations; 7. Half a century of officer training in Germany: an American view of the German armed forces, its officers, "the transformation" and the so-called revolution in military affairs.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Abenheim, Donald
Title
Soldier and Politics Transformed. German-American Reflections on Civil-Military Relations in a New Strategic Environment
