Overview
Experts analyse the impact of World War II on individual countries and regions, and how its legacy continues to shape political and military thinking. 2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, yet even as the war slips from living memory, its legacies continue to influence current political and military thinking. This anthology will analyze these legacies for a number of countries and regions including China, Russia, the United States, the Near East, and Germany illustrating in detail how World War II is not merely a historical event, but a defining moment for current military and political thinking around the globe. This book will therefore be of interest for those interested in history, but also political and military decision makers, and followers of current political and military affairs. AUTHOR: Matthias Strohn is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham, and a senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies, RMAS. Previously he lectured at Oxford and the Joint Forces Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. He specializes in the history of the German army in the 20th century, with emphasis on command and leadership, and the development and application of doctrine, and has published widely. He holds a commission in the German army and is a member of the military attaché reserve. He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with both the British army and the German Bundeswehr.
Full Product Details
Author: Matthias Strohn
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9781952715020
ISBN 10: 1952715024
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 08 July 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Even though the 'Greatest Generation' will soon be gone, the war's legacy will still influence those of us who remain. It would be in the best interest that those inheriting this legacy understand it and how it could impact us in the future. This book will undoubtedly help better prepare readers for that end. --Justin Magula The Journal of America's Military Past
Even though the 'Greatest Generation' will soon be gone, the war's legacy will still influence those of us who remain. It would be in the best interest that those inheriting this legacy understand it and how it could impact us in the future. This book will undoubtedly help better prepare readers for that end. -- The Journal of America's Military Past
Author Information
Matthias Strohn, MSt (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS, is head of historical analysis at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research and the British Army’s strategic think tank, visiting professor of military studies at the University of Buckingham, and a member of the academic faculty at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Matthias was educated at the universities of Münster (Germany) and Oxford. He holds a commission in the German Army and is a member of the military attaché reserve. He deployed to Iraq (with the British Army) and Afghanistan (with both the British Army and the German Bundeswehr). Matthias was awarded the highest German military decoration, the ‘Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold,’ and has published widely on 20th-century German and European military history; he has authored and edited over 20 books and numerous articles.
