Karl Tanera (9 June 1849 – 4 October 1904) was a German military writer and

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Biography

Tanera was born in Landshut. He entered the

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n army in 1866, took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, and was severely wounded during the siege of

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. Having frequented the Kriegsakademie (war academy) in

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, in 1877-80, he was detailed to the department of military history in the great general staff, in 1882, but retired as a captain in 1887 to devote himself exclusively to his literary work. He died, aged 55, in

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Works

To the collective work ''Der Krieg von 1870-71, dargestellt von Mitkämpfern'' (The war of 1870-71 described by people who fought in it, 1888–91) he contributed vols, i., iii., v., and vii.; and next published ''Deutschlands Kriege von Fehrbellin bis Königgrätz'' (Germany's wars from

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to Königgrätz, 1891–94). His novels, military sketches, essays, and reminiscences of his extensive travels in the East and North Africa include: ''Durch ein Jahrhundert, Drei Kriegsgeschichtliche Romane'' (1892); ''Schwere Kämpfe'' (Hard fighting, 1897); ''Aus zwei Lagern, Kriegsroman'' (1899); ''Die Eurasierin'' (1900); ''Ernste und heitere Erinnerungen eines Ordonnanzoffiziers'' (1887, 8th ed., 1902); ''Offiziersleben in Krieg und Frieden'' (The officer's life in war and peace, 1889); ''Heiteres und Ernstes aus Altbayern'' (The light-hearted and serious from old Bavaria, 1895); ''Aus drei Weltteilen, Reiseskizzen'' (From three parts of the world, travel sketches, 1898); ''Deutschlands Kämpfe in Ostasien'' (1901); and ''Eine Weltreise'' (A world tour, 1902).

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* 1849 births 1904 deaths 19th-century German novelists German military historians Military personnel of Bavaria German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War German male novelists 19th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers People from Landshut {{Germany-writer-stub