{"product_id":"delbrucks-modern-military-history","title":"Delbrück's Modern Military History","description":"The period 1866-1920 saw the rise and ruin of imperial Germany, and Hans Delbrück (1848-1929) reported on the events of those years from a uniquely privileged position. A professor of history at the University of Berlin, editor of the \u003ci\u003ePrussian Annals\u003c\/i\u003e--the most famous journal of political commentary of his day--and a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference, he also moved among political, cultural, and military elites. Delbrück pioneered the techniques of modern military history, studying tactics and technology as well as the social, political, and economic context of military operations. His four-volume \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of German and military history. This volume reveals the tension between Delbrück's patriotism and his scholarship, which helped him to recognize German military failings. The twenty-four readings, comprising letters written to his mother while he served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and essays, reviews, commentaries, and speeches on military figures, historians, and events through World War I, show his talents as a historian and political commentator. Arden Bucholz's introduction and headnotes illuminate the context of Delbrück's life and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArden Bucholz is State University of New York Board of Trustees and Distinguished Professor of History at SUNY Brockport and the author of \u003ci\u003eHans Delbrück and the German Military Establishment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMoltke, Schlieffen and Prussian War Planning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoltke and the German Wars, 1864-1871.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413087195410,"sku":"9780803266537","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7e87195-b30f-4e03-bb84-17843a7437ba.jpg?v=1729345526","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/delbrucks-modern-military-history","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}