02635cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000860011324000400019924501350023926400510037430000470042533600260047233700260049833800360052450000310056050802180059152012500080953400450205965300280210465300590213270000460219185600430223799900170228051646UtSlPG20260610134205.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aKZ1 aPrussia. Armee. Grosser Generalstab. Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung IIq(Germany)10aKriegsbrauch im Landkriege. English14aThe War Book of the German General Staff :bBeing "The Usages of War on Land" Issued by the Great General Staff of the German Army 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-04-03  aProduced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The War Book of the German General Staff" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work comprises a translation of "Kriegsbrauch im Landkriege," a manual issued by the German General Staff for military instruction. The book likely delves into the strategies, usages, and moral considerations surrounding warfare, particularly as conceived by the German military tradition.   At the start of the text, the critical introduction establishes the authoritative nature of the manual as a guideline for German officers. It highlights a stark perspective on warfare, where the authors consider the laws of war to be mere formalities, often disregarding humanitarian principles as "scraps of paper." The introduction lays out a systematic discussion of the nature of war, emphasizing the brutal realities and strategies that the German military considers acceptable, effectively setting the stage for a Machiavellian view of military ethics. It discusses the implications of war on civilians, property, and international conduct, preparing the reader for the ensuing detailed examination of wartime practices and principles synthesized from this specific German military perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWar (International law)  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Law and legislation -- Germany1 aMorgan, J. H.q(John Hartman),d1876-195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51646  c92480d92480