German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence

German Colonial Wars and the Context of Military Violence
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 397
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ISBN-10 : 9780674970632
ISBN-13 : 0674970632
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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.


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