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This book examines the 'medical organisation' of Imperial Germany for total war. Faced with mounting casualties and a growing labour shortage, German military, industrial and governmental officials turned to medical experts for assistance in the total mobilisation of society. Through an investigation of developments in orthopaedic medicine, prosthetic technology, military medical organisation and the cultural history of disability, Heather Perry reveals how the pressures of modern industrial warfare not only transformed medical ideas and treatments for injured soldiers, but also transformed social and cultural expectations of the disabled body - expectations that long outlasted the war. This book is ideal for scholars and students interested in war, medicine, disability, science and technology, and modern Germany

Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Hunger Pangs: The Contours of Violence and Food Scarcity in Germany's Twentieth-Century Wars; Volume Aims and Thematic Constellations; Volume Structure and Chapter Outlines; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Onward Kitchen Soldiers! Gender, Food and Health in Germany's Long Great War; Rethinking Food in WWI Germany; Nutritional Science at War; Hedwig Heyl and the League of German Housewives; Creating the Kitchen Soldier; Mobilizing the Kitchen in WWI Germany; War Cuisine; Conclusion; Bibliography

This multiauthor collection of essays analyzes Russia's Great War and Revolution from the perspective of the Central Powers and their encounters with Russia and the Revolution. The peoples of the Central Powers, from elites to civilians, understood the violent clash of armies in a variety of ways. Essays highlight the variety of military and civilian experiences and deal with topics of how soldiers, civilians, and intellectuals perceived Russia and how these understandings translated into security goals, utopian plans for conquered territories, and interethnic violence