{"product_id":"delbrucks-modern-military-history-hans-delbruck-9780803266537","title":"Delbr?k's Modern Military History","description":"The period 1866-1920 saw the rise and ruin of imperial Germany, and Hans Delbr?k (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. Delbr?k 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 Delbr?k'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 Delbr?k's life and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Delbr?k\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803266537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803266537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.34w x 0.64d","brand":"Hans Delbr?k","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926191112447,"sku":"9780803266537","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a735f1a4-3bd5-4eb1-9ecb-53ea3873320f.jpg?v=1681081707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/delbrucks-modern-military-history-hans-delbruck-9780803266537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}