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Gross Gerhard Paul <1958-> |
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The myth and reality of German warfare : operational thinking from Moltke the Elder to Heusinger / / Colonel Gerhard P. Gross, Bundeswehr ; edited by Major General David T. Zabecki, USA (Ret.) ; foreword by Robert M. Citino |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-6840-6 |
0-8131-6838-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (465 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military planning - Germany - History - 20th century |
Military planning - Germany - History - 19th century |
Germany History, Military 20th century |
Germany History, Military 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Definitions: tactics, operations, strategy -- Factors and constants: space, time, and forces -- The beginnings: planning, mobility, and a system of expedients -- The sword of Damocles: a two-front war -- Bitter awakening: World War I -- Old wine in new wineskins: operational thinking in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht between reality and utopia -- Lost victories, or the limits of operational thinking -- Operational thinking in the age of the atom -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this seminal study, Gerhard P. Gross provides a comprehensive examination of the development and failure of German operational thinking over a period of more than a century. He analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of five different armies, from the mid-nineteenth century through the early days of NATO. He also offers fresh interpretations of towering figures of German military history. |
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