Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Prelude: Military Relations between the United States and Germany and the Great General Staff Fantasy
Part One: The Selection and Commissioning of Officers
2. No “Brother Officers”: Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point
3. “To Learn How to Die”: Kadetten in Germany
Part Two: Intermediate Advanced Education and Promotion
4. The Importance of Doctrine and How to Manage: The American Command and General Staff School
5. The Importance of the Attack and How to Lead: The German Kriegsakademie
Part Three: Conclusions
6. Education, Culture, and Consequences
Author’s Afterword
Officers’ Rank Index
Endnotes
Selected Bibliography
Index