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12 de ene. de 2023 · The enlightened soldier : Scharnhorst and the Militärische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805. by. White, Charles Edward. Publication date. 1989. Topics. Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von, 1755-1813, Militärische Gesellschaft (Berlin, Germany), Prussia (Kingdom). Armee -- History -- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Military art and ...
5 de ene. de 2022 · Born two hundred years apart, Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755-1813) and Dennis E. Showalter are two enlightened scholars of military history. Interestingly, both were born within a year of the outbreak of a decisive major war that ushered in a new era of military history.
Bloomsbury Academic, 1989 - History - 244 pages. This volume explores the essence of German military professionalism as exemplified by the nineteenth century Prussian German Staff. The study...
The Enlightened Soldier introduces us to Ger-hard Scharnhorst, a Hanoverian-born oficer who advocated better education for all ranks, a merit-based system of promotion, and the abo-lition of ‘mates rates’ nepotism for the wealthy. His attempts to innovate, reform and legitimise the army system in Hanover were unanimously rejected.
1 de abr. de 2019 · An officer with extraordinary talents and intellect, and an even more remarkable fate, Scharnhorst forever changed the path of the Prussian Army, molded the idea of the Prusso-German General Staff, and forged some of the most influential concepts in the realm of military theory and practice.
- Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
Introduction: War in the Enlightenment Scharnhorst and the Classical Tradition The Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin The Revolution in Warfare An Aristocracy of Education Translating Theory into Practice Organization and Intellect Epilogue: The Enlightened Soldier Appendixes Index
11 de jun. de 2020 · Scharnhorst and Gneisenau become spokesmen and demand a profound reform of the Prussian military. They encounter fierce resistance from the old school, who “are convinced that the balanced, sterile, pointless game is the very zenith of development.” (On War, 515).
