Dutch Military Thought, 1919-1939 : : A Small Neutral State’s Visions of Modern War / / Wim Klinkert.

• Superior document: History of Warfare ; 140
• VerfasserIn: Klinkert, Wim,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: History of Warfare ; 140.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (370 pages)
• Notes: In the interwar period potential future military conflict seemed particularly devastating for military and civilian society alike, thanks to developments in chemical, air and armoured warfare. This study analyses how a small state, the Netherlands, approached this conundrum and aimed to survive a future war.

Total War was the core concept around which military thought revolved during the interwar period. Total War was also a multifaceted, confusing concept that affected both civilian and military life. How did small states conceive of their place in such a destructive war? Did they close their eyes, rel...

Table of Contents

• List of Figures and Tables
• Introduction
• 1 Setting the Scene
• 1 Small States in Interwar Europe
• 2 Dutch Military Publications
• 3 The Dutch Daily Press
• 4 The State of the State
• 5 Dutch Historiography on the Interwar Years
• 6 Setup and Structure
• 2 A Strong, Resilient People: Pieter Willem Scharroo
• 1 An Engineer Officer in Politics and Sports
• 2 Scharroo’s Publications: Contours of Total War, 1919–1922
• 3 Scharroo’s Commitment to Sports and Education, 1914–1922
• 4 Resilience and Youth in Public Debates, 1919–1921
• 5 The Roots of Scharroo’s Thinking: People’s Strength ( volkskracht )
• 6 Untiring Perseverance, 1915–1939
• 3 The Human Factor: Hendrik Cornelis Rouffaer
• 1 An Unreliable Army?
• 2 The Floor is Rouffaer’s, 1925
• 3 The Shock of 1918, the Rich Legacy of 1919–1920
• 4 From Ideas to Practice: Psychotechnics, 1920–1930
• 5 The Dutch Classics: Steinmetz and Gunning
• 6 Morale in Combat Manuals
• 7 War on the Horizon, 1933–1938
• 4 League of Nations, Neutrality and Disarmament: Abraham Johannes Maas
• 1 Unilateral National Disarmament?
• 2 Maas against Disarmament and for the League of Nations
• 3 The Voice of the Law, 1925–1927
• 4 The Voice of the Spirit, 1924–1928
• 5 Maas’ Riposte, 1929
• 6 Fighting Disarmament, 1925–1929
• 7 Public Opinion Counted
• 5 Economic and Industrial War Preparation: Doe van den Berg
• 1 Van den Berg Puts Economic War Preparation on the Agenda, 1925
• 2 Fraternal Support, 1928
• 3 The First Steps, 1930–1931
• 4 Renewed Attention in the Press and in Politics, 1934–1935
• 5 From Theory to Practice, 1936–1938
• 6 Implementing the New System, 1939–1940
• 6 The Defence Industry
• 1 The Dutch Defence Industry
• 2 Artillerie Inrichtingen
• 3 Fokker
• 4 Koolhoven
• 5 Aviolanda
• 6 HIH Siderius
• 7 Nedinsco
• 8 Signaal and Nedalo
• 9 Philips
• 10 DAF
• 11 Research for the War Effort
• 7 Gas War: Schelte Schilderman
• 1 The Gas School
• 2 Schilderman and Chemical Warfare, 1928
• 3 Schilderman’s Publicity Offensive, 1931–1937
• 4 The Science of Combat Gases, 1923–1939
• 5 Combat Gases and International Law, 1899–1932
• 8 No Trespassing! Dutch Military Strength as a Guarantee for Peace in Europe: Willem Joost van de Woestijne
• 1 A Social-Democrat Against Disarmament
• 2 Social-Democrats and the Defence of the Country, 1928–1936
• 3 Van de Woestijne Advocates Defence of the Country, 1929–1931
• 4 The Strategic Vulnerability of Limburg, 1918–1931
• 5 The Southern Netherlands Raises its Voice, 1932–1934
• 9 Vulnerability Exposed, 1934: Banse, Baldwin and Von Epp
• 1 Strategic Vulnerability
• 2 Ewald Banse
• 3 Stanley Baldwin
• 4 Franz von Epp
• 10 Danger From the Air: Mathieu Gemmeke
• 1 Gemmeke’s Appeal, 1933–1934
• 2 Viewpoints on Bombing Civilians in the Netherlands, 1922–1930
• 3 Johan Zegers: an Innovative Voice from the Luchtvaartafdeling, 1929–1936
• 4 Air Protection in the Making, 1926–1936
• 5 Air Protection Takes Shape, 1936–1939
• 6 Abyssinia, Spain and Poland: Prophets and Practice, 1937–1939
• 11 On the Verge of War: Michael Rudolph Calmeijer
• 1 Imminent War?
• 2 Modern War, 1930–1935
• 3 Opinion Formation on Modern Mechanized Warfare, 1927–1936
• 4 Searching Beyond the Obvious
• 5 Calmeijer Goes to Germany, 1937–1939
• 6 Liddell Hart in the Netherlands
• 7 The Use of Parachutists
• Conclusion
• 1 From Theory to Practical Application
• 2 Three Key Themes
• 2.1 The Totality of War
• 2.2 The Strategic Assault
• 2.3 Armed Forces – People – Government
• Short Biographies
• Bibliography.