| PAGE |
| DEDICATION | v |
| PREFATORY NOTE | vii |
| INTRODUCTION— |
| I | THE GERMAN VIEW OF WAR | 1 |
| II | GERMAN DIPLOMACY AND STATECRAFT | 16 |
| III | GERMAN CULTURE: THE ACADEMIC GARRISON | 44 |
| IV | GERMAN THOUGHT: TREITSCHKE | 53 |
| V | CONCLUSION | 65 |
| CONTENTS OF THE WAR BOOK OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF— |
| Introduction | 67 |
| PART I |
| USAGES OF WAR AS REGARDS THE ENEMY’S ARMY |
| I | WHO BELONGS TO THE HOSTILE ARMY | 75 |
| Regular Army—Irregular Troops—People’s Wars and National Wars. |
| II | THE MEANS OF CONDUCTING WAR | 84 |
| A.—MEANS OF WAR DEPENDING ON FORCE | 85 |
| 1. Annihilation, slaughter, and wounding of hostile combatants. |
| 2. Capture of Enemy combatants: |
| Modern conception of war captivity—Who is subject to it?—Point of view for treatment of prisoners of war—Right to put prisoners to death—Termination of the captivity—Transport of Prisoners. |
| 3. Sieges and Bombardments: |
| (a) Fortresses, strong places and fortified places. Notification of bombardment—Scope of bombardment—Treatment of civil population within an enemy’s fortress—Diplomatists of neutral States within a besieged fortress—Treatment of the fortress after storming it. (b) Open towns, villages, buildings and the like, which, however, are occupied or used for military purposes. |
| B.—METHODS NOT INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCE | 110 |
| Cunning and deceit—Lawful and unlawful stratagem. |
| III | TREATMENT OF WOUNDED AND SICK SOLDIERS | 115 |
| Modern view of non-effective combatants—Geneva Convention—Hyenas of the battlefield. |
| IV | INTERCOURSE BETWEEN BELLIGERENT ARMIES | 117 |
| Bearers of flags of truce—Treatment of them—Forms as to their reception. |
| V | SCOUTS AND SPIES | 124 |
| The notion of a spy—Treatment. |
| VI | DESERTERS AND RENEGADES | 127 |
| VII | CIVILIANS IN THE TRAIN OF AN ARMY | 128 |
| General—Authorizations—The representatives of the Press. |
| VIII | THE EXTERNAL MARK OF INVIOLABILITY | 133 |
| IX | WAR TREATIES | 135 |
| A.—TREATIES OF EXCHANGE | 135 |
| B.—TREATIES OF CAPITULATION | 136 |
| C.—SAFE-CONDUCTS | 140 |
| D.—TREATIES OF ARMISTICE | 141 |
| PART II |
| USAGES OF WAR IN REGARD TO ENEMY TERRITORY AND ITS INHABITANTS |
| I | RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INHABITANTS | 147 |
| General Notions—Rights—Duties—Hostages—Jurisdiction in enemy’s provinces when occupied—War rebellion and War treason. |
| II | PRIVATE PROPERTY IN WAR | 161 |
| III | BOOTY AND PLUNDERING | 167 |
| Real and Personal State Property—Real and Personal Private Property. |
| IV | REQUISITIONS AND WAR LEVIES |
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