Requiem for an Army

Dale R. Herspring is University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University.

• Part 1 Part I: Background to CrisisChapter 2 The NVA: The Key to the GDR's Soviet PolicyPart 3 Part II: The End of the NVAChapter 4 The Beginning of the End: Honecker Is OustedChapter 5 Krenz Picks Up the Pieces: The NVA Is DepoliticizedChapter 6 Modrow Tries to Salvage Socialism: The Military on the Verge of CollapseChapter 7 The First Democratically Elected Government: Epplemann Crusades for Two German ArmiesPart 8 Part III: Integrating the NVA into the BundeswehrChapter 9 Integrating NVA Personnel into a Democratic Military: The MachineryChapter 10 The NVA Professional: Making the TransitionChapter 11 Lessons from the NVAChapter 12 Appendix 1: Key East German Military LeadersChapter 13 Apendix 2: Questionnaire Answered by Former NVA OfficersChapter 14 NotesChapter 15 Index

Dale Herspring has uncovered a fascinating story about the conduct and collapse of the East German army during both the protest against the East German government and also the reunification of Germany.