Friedrich Adam Julius von Bernhardi | |
|---|---|
 Bernhardi in or before 1910 | |
| Born | 22 November 1849 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 July 1930 (aged 80) Hirschberg-Kunnersdorf, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Prussia Weimar Republic |
| Service |  Prussian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Franco-Prussian War World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Friedrich Adam Julius von Bernhardi (22 November 1849 – 11 July 1930) was a Prussian general and military historian. He was a best-selling author prior to World War I. A militarist, he is perhaps best known for his bellicose book Deutschland und der Nächste Krieg (Germany and the Next War), printed in 1911. Describing war as a "divine business", he proposed that Germany should pursue an aggressive stance and ignore treaties.[1]
- ^ The Modern world encyclopaedia : illustrated. Home Entertainment Library. 1935. OCLC 1091880941.