What do we want to read at Christmas? The same question every year, because you think you have time for it. How about this, as a reminder of your time at the Bund?
Over ten years ago, in 2011, compulsory military service was suspended in Germany. The war in Ukraine brought the discussion back. For the authors Gerrit Reichert and Benjamin Vorhölter, this was the impetus to document the West German conscription form W 15. Step by step, from the draft enrolment letter to mustering, "Grundi", basic training and leaving, they recall the structure and mentality of the conscript army of the time. Together with their readers, they marvel at what was possible back then and what the consequences were for the Bundeswehr and civil society. Anyone discussing conscription today should know how conscription worked and should definitely have read this unique book!
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