title: The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945
author:  Nicholas Stargardt 
description: <b>One of the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>'s 100 Notable Books of 2015</b>
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  Germany and the Next War
  
  
  [INTRODUCTION.](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_001.html#filepos6866)
  
  [CHAPTER I. THE RIGHT TO MAKE
  WAR](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_001.html#filepos20943)
  
  [CHAPTER II. THE DUTY TO MAKE
  WAR](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_001.html#filepos73088)
  
  [CHAPTER III. A BRIEF SURVEY OF GERMANY'S HISTORICAL
  
  
  DEVELOPMENT
  
  [CHAPTER IV. GERMANY'S HISTORICAL
  MISSION](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_001.html#filepos149641)
  
  [CHAPTER V. WORLD POWER OR
  DOWNFALL](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_001.html#filepos178470)
  
  [CHAPTER VI. THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
  
  
  OF ARMING FOR WAR
  
  [CHAPTER VII. THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEXT
  WAR](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_002.html#filepos280542)
  
  [CHAPTER VIII. THE NEXT NAVAL
  WAR](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_002.html#filepos340526)
  
  [CHAPTER IX. THE CRUCIAL
  QUESTION](Germany%20and%20the%20Next%20War_split_002.html#filepos366894)
  
  [CHAPTER X. AR