Dr. Oliver Benjamin Hemmerle, M.A.

hemmerle.post@email.de




                                     In the Middle of Europe:

                        The Strategic History of Germany from 1648 to Today

                                             (Lecture)




          I.       Introduction [25.09.2008]


         II.       From the peace of Westphalia to Enlightenment [02.10.2008]


        III.       Germany and the French Revolution [09.10.2008]


       IV.       Germany under/with/against Napoleon [16.10.2008]


        V.       Germany between Waterloo and the revolutions of 1848/49 [23.10.2008]


       VI.       Defeating democracy, creating unity – The Germany of Bismarck [30.10.2008]


     VII.       Expansionism without limits (1): Wilhelm II. and WW I [06.11.2008]


    VIII.       The unexpected and unaccepted defeat (Weimar Republic) [13.11.2008]


       IX.       Expansionism without limits (2): Hitler, WW II and genocide [20.11.2008]


        X.       The undeniable defeat (the two German states 1945/49-1989/90) [27.11.2008]


       XI.       Settings for a future inside Europe (West Germany 1955-1989/90) [04.12.2008]


     XII.       (Re-)United, surrounded by friends, end of history? [11.12.2008]


    XIII.       Written examination [18.12.2008 – further dates for the exam in January: t.b.a.]



Requirements:

·      regular attendance

·      reading assignments

·      1 hour written examination at the end of the lecture



Literature:

·      J. Black: Introduction to Global Military History: 1775 to the Present Day (London 2008)

·      G. A. Craig: The Politics of Prussian Army, 1640-1945 (Oxford 1964)

·      P. H. Wilson: German Armies. War and German Politics, 1648-1806 (London 1998)

·      A. J. P. Taylor: The Course of German History. A Survey of the Development of German History
Since 1815 (London 2001)