Germans to the Front: West German Rearmament in the Adenauer Era

by David Clay Large

Book Overview

In Germans to the Front, David Large charts the path from Germany's total demilitarization immediately after World War II to the appearance of the Bundeswehr, the West German army, in 1956. The book is the first comprehensive study in English of West German rearmament during this critical period. Large's analysis of the complex interplay between the diplomatic and domestic facets of the rearmament debate illuminates key elements in the development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807845396
• ISBN13: 9780807845394
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"