"Germany and the Next War" by Friedrich von Bernhardi is a book explaining why war is needed for a country to become strong and powerful. Written at the start of the 1900s, it talks about how Germany saw war as something they had to do to protect themselves and become more powerful, especially because other countries might attack them, and Germany needed to be stronger within itself. Starting with how people in Germany felt in 1911, when there was worry that the country's honor was at risk because of problems in Morocco, von Bernhardi wants to explain what Germany needs to do to stay safe and grow stronger. He believes it's important to talk honestly about when countries have the right to start wars, seeing war as something that can't be avoided and is even a moral requirement, using this idea to stir up strong feelings of patriotism, saying that war is key to keeping a country strong, both in its military and its culture.
Germany and the Next War
By Friedrich von Bernhardi
In a time of perceived threats, this book argues that war is not just an option, but a nation's duty to secure its power and safeguard its honor.
Summary
About the AuthorFriedrich Adam Julius von Bernhardi was a Prussian general and military historian. He was a best-selling author prior to World War I. A militarist, he is perhaps best known for his bellicose book Deutschland und der Nächste Krieg, printed in 1911. Describing war as a "divine business", he proposed that Germany should pursue an aggressive stance and ignore treaties.
Friedrich Adam Julius von Bernhardi was a Prussian general and military historian. He was a best-selling author prior to World War I. A militarist, he is perhaps best known for his bellicose book Deutschland und der Nächste Krieg, printed in 1911. Describing war as a "divine business", he proposed that Germany should pursue an aggressive stance and ignore treaties.
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