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Messerschmidt era, continue to set the trend for a society-orientated military history.
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Messerschmidt was one of the most important military historians of
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Militärgeschichte. Probleme, Thesen, Wege. Im
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173:Manfred Messerschmidt
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651:Who's Who in Germany
399:. with Fritz WĂĽllner
275:President of Austria
205:Education and career
194:edited by the MGFA.
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744:Hans-Erich Volkmann
566:Baker, Lee (2006).
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92:Academic background
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1036:Winfried Heinemann
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