British accounts naturally tend to emphasize the British experience, so historical analysis begins by recognizing that perspective. Governments and armies contain individuals and institutions with different interests. The German Army's Prussian and Bavarian components illustrate why a national label can conceal internal differences. A strategy game's player can direct a country as a single entity; historical policy emerged through people and organizations whose intentions need to be identified.
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National histories can hide who actually makes policy
Recognizing a national viewpoint helps distinguish the officers and institutions making decisions from an imagined single national will.