Absolute destruction: military culture and the practices of war in imperial Germany

IntroductionPart I: Suppression Becomes Annihilation: Southwest Africa, 1904-1907 1. Waterberg 2. Pursuit and Annihilation 3. Death by ImprisonmentPart II: Military Culture 4. National Politics and Military Culture 5. Lessons of 1870-71: Institutions and Law 6. Standard Practices 7. Doctrines of Fear and Force 8. Stopping the ProcessPart III: The First World War 9. Waging War, 1914-1916: Risk, Extremes, and Limits 10. Civilians as Objects of Military Necessity 11. The Armenian Genocide 12. Repetition and Self-DestructionsConclusions and ImplicationsBibliography Index