{"product_id":"jackboot-the-story-of-the-german-soldier","title":"Jackboot The Story of the German Soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Laffin’s Jackboot: The Story of the German Soldier argues that the image of the German soldier has been unduly shaped by Nazi crimes and instead traces the continuities of Prussian and German military culture from Frederick the Great through the end of World War II. Combining social, institutional and operational history, Laffin examines how Prussian drill, officer professionalization and a warrior ethos—qualities he names as aggression, fortitude, discipline, courage and arrogance—shaped the mentality and battlefield resilience of German soldiers, with case studies ranging from 18th‑century battles and Valmy, Jena and Auerstädt to the Franco‑Prussian War, the Western Front of 1914–18 and the Ardennes in 1944–45.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compact military‑history survey, published by Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Books (New York, 1995; ISBN 1566197503 \/ 9781566197502), is organized around soldier‑focused themes—Prussian militarism, doctrine evolution, training and morale—and covers the 18th century, Napoleonic era, 1870–1914 army system, the interwar years and the rise of the Nazi war cult. Geared to readers interested in the human and institutional forces behind Germany’s armies, it foregrounds mentality and combat experience rather than operational minutiae; bibliographic details and subject headings place it squarely within studies of the German and Prussian army, military psychology and 20th‑century campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298891001958,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/hchdBn_fedTTSGZ3fSDFGjcRYMfHGr6J98C54PzmRHo.jpg?v=1767230879","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/jackboot-the-story-of-the-german-soldier","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}