Osprey Men-at-Arms 394 : The German Army in World War I (1) 1914-1915

In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history. This German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually the whole manpower of the European nations was integrated into mass conscript armies, supported by several age categories of reservists and by dedicated industrial and transport systems. In this first of three books, Nigel Thomas offers an extraordinary mass of information, in text and tables, illustrated by photographs and by Gerry Embleton's colour plates.

Contents

• Overview - The German Forces August 1914 - September 1915
• The High Command
• The Four National Contingents
• Organisation
  The Field Army
  The Replacement Army
• Operations
  August 1914 - September 1915
  Western Front
  Eastern Front
• Uniforms
  Orders of Dress
  Officers & Other Ranks
  1914 Ceremonial
  1907-10 Field, Training & Fatigue
  Special Clothing
• Rank Insignia
• Branch & Unit Insignia Tables
  Orders of Dress
  Rank Insignia
  Branch & Regimental Insignia 1914-15
• Orders of Battle