German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence
| Author | : Susanne Kuss |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2017-03-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674970632 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674970632 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (632 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence by : Susanne Kuss
Download or read book German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence written by Susanne Kuss and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some historians have traced a line from Germany’s atrocities in its colonial wars to those committed by the Nazis during WWII. Susanne Kuss dismantles these claims, rejecting the notion that a distinctive military ethos or policy of genocide guided Germany’s conduct of operations in Africa and China, despite acts of unquestionable brutality.