The Creation Of The Modern German Army: General Walther Reinhardt and the Weimar Republic, 1914-1930

by William Mulligan

Civil-military relations have been a consistent theme of the history of the Weimar Republic. This study focuses on the career of General Walther Reinhardt, the last Prussian Minister of War and the First Head of the Army Command in the Weimar Republic. Though less well known than his great rival, Hans von Seeckt, Reinhardt's role in forming the young Reichswehr and his writings on warfare made him one of the most important and influential military figures in interwar Germany.

256 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 2004