David Cesarani

Man of Many Faces

Hindenburg: Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis

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This summer’s spat between Britain’s top soldiers and the government was a useful reminder of how civil–military relations in this country are regulated. The British army is pervaded by a non-political ethos and its officers only enter the political arena in extremis. While military figures have often been drafted into frontline politics in other countries over the last two hundred years, in England you have to go back to the Iron Duke to find a warrior who also wielded governmental power at home.

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