Haushofer, Karl. Wehrwille als Volksziel. Wehrkunde, Wehrgeographie und Wehrgeopolitik im Rahmen der Wehrwissenschaften. [Will to defend as a goal of the people. Military studies, military geography and military geopolitics in the context of military science]
$125
Stuttgart: Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, 1934. 230 by 160mm (9 by 6¼ inches). Stapled pamphlet; 32 pp. In German. Stamped: “Deutsche Weltwirtschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V.” and counter-stamped “ausgesondert” (deaccessioned). With 11 in text map illustrations of both lost territory and potential new annexation lands for Germany. Light soiling to covers. Two small library stickers to spine.
Karl Haushofer (1869–1946) was a German geographer and diplomat. He coined the term “Lebensraum”, which Hitler used to justify Germany’s eastward expansion. In this nicely illustrated booklet, Haushofer laments Germany’s loss of territory after World War I and argues for an expansion of the German empire to cover all of Germany’s “cultural earth.” Among other reasons, Haushofer justifies this eastward expansion on America’s expansion West through its ”wide open lands” (translated).
Scarce in the trade.
Price: $125
| Author | Haushofer, Karl |
|---|---|
| Title | Wehrwille als Volksziel. Wehrkunde, Wehrgeographie und Wehrgeopolitik im Rahmen der Wehrwissenschaften. [Will to defend as a goal of the people. Military studies, military geography and military geopolitics in the context of military science] |
| Year of Publication | 1934 |
| Publisher | Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung |
