"The book could be commended solely for bringing to light valuable source materials. Thorough and inspired research is complemented by clear and cogent prose. It is a pleasure to encounter a study of cultural history that is free of the jargon and impenetrable writing for which the field is fast becoming famous. Above all, rigorous and imaginative analysis of personal experience and culture reveals the unique and seldom seen face of war in the East. This book will be of interest to all students of the First World War, and one hopes that it will wpur further investigations into the neglected Eastern Front." The Journal of Military History

• Introduction; 1. Coming to war land; 2. The military utopia; 3. The movement policy; 4. The Kultur program; 5. The mindscape of the East; 6. Crisis; 7. Freikorps madness; 8. The triumph of Raum; Conclusion.

"The book could be commended solely for bringing to light valuable source materials. Thorough and inspired research is complemented by clear and cogent prose. It is a pleasure to encounter a study of cultural history that is free of the jargon and impenetrable writing for which the field is fast becoming famous. Above all, rigorous and imaginative analysis of personal experience and culture reveals the unique and seldom seen face of war in the East. This book will be of interest to all students of the First World War, and one hopes that it will wpur further investigations into the neglected Eastern Front." The Journal of Military History

• Introduction; 1. Coming to war land; 2. The military utopia; 3. The movement policy; 4. The Kultur program; 5. The mindscape of the East; 6. Crisis; 7. Freikorps madness; 8. The triumph of Raum; Conclusion.

"The book could be commended solely for bringing to light valuable source materials. Thorough and inspired research is complemented by clear and cogent prose. It is a pleasure to encounter a study of cultural history that is free of the jargon and impenetrable writing for which the field is fast becoming famous. Above all, rigorous and imaginative analysis of personal experience and culture reveals the unique and seldom seen face of war in the East. This book will be of interest to all students of the First World War, and one hopes that it will wpur further investigations into the neglected Eastern Front." The Journal of Military History

• Introduction; 1. Coming to war land; 2. The military utopia; 3. The movement policy; 4. The Kultur program; 5. The mindscape of the East; 6. Crisis; 7. Freikorps madness; 8. The triumph of Raum; Conclusion.