▁the ▁others ▁with ▁their ▁prec urs ors ▁and ▁consequences . ▁ ▁De ist ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁the ▁Military ▁History ▁Working ▁Group , ▁a ▁professional ▁association ▁of ▁German ▁military ▁histor ians . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁association , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁its ▁honor ary ▁chairman . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁association ▁established ▁the ▁Wilhelm ▁De ist ▁Prize ▁for ▁Military ▁History ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁In ▁English ▁The ▁We hr macht ▁and ▁German ▁re arm ament , ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Volume ▁I : ▁The ▁Build - up ▁of ▁German ▁Ag gression , ▁with ▁Man fred ▁Mess ersch midt , ▁ ▁and ▁Wol fram ▁W ette ▁The ▁Kaiser : ▁New ▁Research ▁on ▁Wilhelm ▁II ' s ▁Ro le ▁in ▁Imperial ▁Germany , ▁with ▁Ann ika ▁M omb auer ▁( as ▁editor ), ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁In ▁German ▁Militär ▁und ▁In nen polit ik ▁im ▁Weltkrieg ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 ▁( Qu ellen ▁zur ▁Geschichte ▁des ▁Parlament ar ismus ▁und ▁der ▁polit ischen ▁Parte ien , ▁Zwe ite ▁Re ihe : ▁Militär ▁und ▁Politik , ▁Volume ▁ 1 ), ▁Düsseldorf ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Fl ot ten polit ik ▁und ▁Fl