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Military History, Militarization, and the "American Century"
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Abstract The blossoming of military history in Germany offers the chance to set new agendas beyond conventional narratives. The notion of a distinct authoritarian Prusso-German militarism, set against political modernity and civil society, has long served as the master narrative of modern German military his... view more
The blossoming of military history in Germany offers the chance to set new agendas beyond conventional narratives. The notion of a distinct authoritarian Prusso-German militarism, set against political modernity and civil society, has long served as the master narrative of modern German military history. But this narrative no longer holds any promise. It fails to situate the German experience within a common European and transatlantic military political realm and war culture; it ignores the centrality of technocratic reasoning and industrialized warfare for any understanding of the German military; it offers too overblown and simplistic a portrayal of societal militarization; and it downplays militarist multiplicities and the transformations of the early 20th century. This narrative has the additional disadvantage of cutting off the history of the military and war after 1945 from what came previously.... view less
Keywords
militarization; twentieth century; United States of America; historical analysis
Classification
General History
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 105-109
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 2 (2005) 1
Issue topic
Kriege nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
ISSN
1612-6041
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed