. The Great war. I he Duma in The I ;mris Palace, Petrograd, where the sessions of the Duma are held. THE PHYSICAL FORCES CHAPTER V The German Army Unity of spirit of army and people. Traditional warlike spirit of theGermans. Origin of the German army. Emergence of of the Hohenzollern rule. The birthplace of the German mili-tary ideal. The Great Elector. Frederick William I and his militaryorganization; his regiment of giants; art treasures trafficked for tall training of Frederick the Great; prowess of his army. Declineof military prestige under


. The Great war. I he Duma in The I ;mris Palace, Petrograd, where the sessions of the Duma are held. THE PHYSICAL FORCES CHAPTER V The German Army Unity of spirit of army and people. Traditional warlike spirit of theGermans. Origin of the German army. Emergence of of the Hohenzollern rule. The birthplace of the German mili-tary ideal. The Great Elector. Frederick William I and his militaryorganization; his regiment of giants; art treasures trafficked for tall training of Frederick the Great; prowess of his army. Declineof military prestige under Frederick William II. Napoleons supremacyover German states. Army reorganization in Prussia under FrederickWilliam III; universal service. War of Liberation, 1813. Persistence ofFredericks system and its success in 1866 and 1870. Prussias army themodel of the army of the German Empire after 1871. Term of service andstrength. Military increases in 1881, 1887, and 1890. Mobilization strengthin 1893. Further modification, improvements, a


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