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Total Warfare and Compulsory Labor

A Study of the Military-Industrial Complex in Germany during World War I

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  • © 1964

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  1. Robert B. Armeson

    1. State University College, Oswego, USA

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Unforeseen Warfare

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Political Generals and Industrial Magnates

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 14-32

  4. Opposition to Total Warfare

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 33-52

  5. Emergence of the Concept of National Service

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 53-65

  6. The Fragile Burgfrieden

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 66-77

  7. Formation of the Future Weimar Coalition

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 78-94

  8. Consequences of National Service

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 95-109

  9. Crisis, Reform, and National Service

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 110-133

  10. Epilogue

    • Robert B. Armeson
    Pages 134-136

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 137-155
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About this book

During the latter half of the nineteenth century tremendous economic, technological, and scientific developments took place in Western Europe as states shifted from predominantly agricultural to pre­ dominantly industrial economies. As a result of these changes, the nature of warfare altered. The First World War was not simply a struggle between the armed forces of belligerent nations. It was a total war which Ultimately involved all the forces in the nations on a scale and with an intensity which mankind had never before experienced. Total warfare demanded the entire strength of the nation. In Germany the transition to total warfare began earliest and went furthest. Even there it was born not in the early days of the fighting, but only after the conflict extended beyond the period originally antici­ pated. By mid-I916, the struggle had turned essentially into a battle of material, and it became apparent that its economic and technical aspects were more important than the purely military. An ever greater production of war-essential goods became the paramount need. Germany's armed forces had grown to an unprecedented size, but each man in the military service represented at the same time an increase in the need for supplies and a decrease in the productive labor force. The crux of the problem was the manpower shortage.

Authors and Affiliations

  • State University College, Oswego, USA

    Robert B. Armeson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Total Warfare and Compulsory Labor

  • Book Subtitle: A Study of the Military-Industrial Complex in Germany during World War I

  • Authors: Robert B. Armeson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1071-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1964

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-015-0434-8Published: 01 January 1964

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-1071-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 155

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic Policy, History, general, Industrial Organization

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