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Read Ebook: The War Book of the German General Staff Being The Usages of War on Land Issued by the Great General Staff of the German Army by Prussia Germany Armee Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II Morgan J H John Hartman Translator
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DEDICATION v
PREFATORY NOTE vii
INTRODUCTION--
I THE GERMAN VIEW OF WAR 1
II GERMAN DIPLOMACY AND STATECRAFT 16
V CONCLUSION 65
OF THE WAR BOOK OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF--
INTRODUCTION 67
PART I
USAGES OF WAR AS REGARDS THE ENEMY'S ARMY
I WHO BELONGS TO THE HOSTILE ARMY 75
Regular Army--Irregular Troops--People's Wars and National Wars.
II THE MEANS OF CONDUCTING WAR 84
A.--MEANS OF WAR DEPENDING ON FORCE 85
B.--METHODS NOT INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCE 110 Cunning and deceit--Lawful and unlawful stratagem.
V SCOUTS AND SPIES 124 The notion of a spy--Treatment.
VI DESERTERS AND RENEGADES 127
A.--TREATIES OF EXCHANGE 135
B.--TREATIES OF CAPITULATION 136
C.--SAFE-CONDUCTS 140
D.--TREATIES OF ARMISTICE 141
PART II
USAGES OF WAR IN REGARD TO ENEMY TERRITORY AND ITS INHABITANTS
I RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INHABITANTS 147 General Notions--Rights--Duties--Hostages--Jurisdiction in enemy's provinces when occupied--War rebellion and War treason.
II PRIVATE PROPERTY IN WAR 161
V ADMINISTRATION OF OCCUPIED TERRITORY 180 General--Legislation--Relation of inhabitants to the Provisional Government--Courts--Officials--Administration-- Railways.
USAGES OF WAR AS REGARDS NEUTRAL STATES 187 Idea of neutrality--Duties of neutral States--Contraband of war--Rights of neutral States.
OF EDITOR'S MARGINAL COMMENTARY
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What is a State of War 67
Active Persons and Passive 67
That War is no respector of Persons 68
The Usages of War 69
Of the futility of Written Agreements as Scraps of Paper 70
The "flabby emotion" of Humanitarianism 71
That Cruelty is often "the truest humanity" 72
The perfect Officer 72
Who are Combatants and who are not 75
The Irregular 76
Each State must decide for itself 77
The necessity of Authorization 77
Exceptions which prove the rule 77
The Free Lance 78
Modern views 79
The German Military View 80
The Hague Regulations will not do 83
A short way with the Defender of his Country 83
Violence and Cunning 84
How to make an end of the Enemy 85
The Rules of the Game 85
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