For King and Kaiser! The Making of the Prussian Army Officer, 1860-1914

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Introduction xi
• NOTES xv
• 1 - Tradition 1
• NOTES 21
• 2 - German Secondary Education and Officer Selection 27
• NOTES 50
• 3 - Civilian to Ensign: Screening, Selection, and Training 55
• NOTES 76
• 4 - A Facade of Education: The Structure and Curriculum of the Cadet Corps 81
• NOTES 106
• NOTES 135
• 6 - Acceptance into the Fold: War School and Life as a Subaltern 141
• NOTES 166

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Introduction xi
• NOTES xv
• 1 - Tradition 1
• NOTES 21
• 2 - German Secondary Education and Officer Selection 27
• NOTES 50
• 3 - Civilian to Ensign: Screening, Selection, and Training 55
• NOTES 76
• 4 - A Facade of Education: The Structure and Curriculum of the Cadet Corps 81
• NOTES 106
• NOTES 135
• 6 - Acceptance into the Fold: War School and Life as a Subaltern 141
• NOTES 166
• 7 - The Crown of Prussian Officer Education: The War Academy 171
• NOTES 198
• 8 - New Faces--Old Fealty: Conclusion 205
• NOTES 217
• Appendix 1 1901 Curricula of the Major Civilian Secondary Schools (Units per class) 221
• Appendix 2 Description of the Abitur Examination for the Three Nine-Year Civilian Secondary Schools at the Turn of the Century 225
• Appendix 3 Prussian Students from the Nine-Year Civilian Secondary Schools Obtaining the Abitur in Selected Years, 1868-1900, and Number Choosing Military Profession 227
• Appendix 4 Typical Ensign (Portepéefähnrich) Examination Problems 229
• Appendix 5 Ensign's Examination: Official Description of Expected Proficiency 233
• Appendix 6 Cadet Corps Reorganizations of 1877 and 1888 237
• Appendix 7 February 13, 1840 Memorandum from William II to the Inspector General of Military Training and Education on the Subject of Curriculum at the Cadet Schools 241
• Appendix 8 Prussian Cadet Corps: Regulations for the Discipline of the Corps 245
• Appendix 9 Sample of the Questions Used for the Officer's Examination 251
• Appendix 10 Specimen of the Final Certificate Given to Students upon Leaving a War School 255
• Appendix 11 Number of Prussian Candidates Examined for Ensign and Officer by the Supreme Military Examination Commission, 1860-1908 257
• Select Bibliography 259
• Index 275
• About the Author 281
• Recent Titles in Contributions in Military Studies 283