Total War Comes to the Fatherland: The German Home Front, 1914-1918

Presented by Dr. Scott Stephenson Department of Military History U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Sept. 20, 2017 Reception at 5:30 p.m. • Presentation at 6:00 p.m. The Stove Factory Ballroom 417 S. 2nd Street Leavenworth, Kansas

Photo source: Wikipedia- History of Germany during World War I; Collecting scrap metal to support the war effort in 1916

In this 12th lecture in the series Dr. Stephenson will trace the evolution of the German Empire from material wealth, unity, and national resolve to starvation, despair, and revolution. He will also consider the bitter legacy of the home front experience for the Weimar Republic and, ultimately, Hitler’s Third Reich.

Dr. Scott Stephenson served 25 years Join us Sept. 20 for this 12th as an Army officer, retiring in 2001. He has a bachelor’s degree from the lecture in the series. United States Military Academy, a master’s in history from Syracuse University, and a doctorate in history from the University of Kansas.

His book, The Final Battle: Soldiers of the Western Front and the German Revolution of 1918, won the 2010 Presented by the Tomlinson Prize for Best Book in Department of Military History, English on World War I. He currently U.S. Army Command and General Staff College teaches military history at the U.S. with support provided by the Army Command and General Staff CGSC Foundation, Inc. College at Fort Leavenworth.

This lecture made possible by support to the CGSC Foundation from First Command Financial Services and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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