Development Of Tactics - World War I [Illustrated Edition]

• Autore: Balck Lt.-Gen. Wilhelm
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (529 pages)
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918; Infantry drill and tactics
• Altri autori: BellHarry
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- I. Training in Peace and Reality in War -- II. Mobile Warfare -- TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION -- TACTICS OF MOBILE WARFARE -- CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT -- TRAINING REGULATIONS FOR FOOT TROOPS -- III. Position Warfare in the West, 1914-1917 -- ORIGIN AND NATURE OF POSITION WARFARE -- THE POSITION BATTLES UP TO THE FIRST ATTACK ON VERDUN -- LESSONS OF THE BATTLE ON THE SOMME AND THE BATTLES IN FRONT OF VERDUN IN THE LATE FALL OF 1916. -- UTILIZING THE EXPERIENCES GAINED -- THE BATTLES IN 1917 -- IV. The War in the East and in Italy -- RUSSIA -- BATTLES IN NORTHERN ITALY -- MOUNTAIN WARFARE -- V. Technique In War -- VI. The Defensive Battle in Position Warfare -- VII. German Attacks with Limited Objectives -- VIII. Machine Guns -- IX. The Infantry Attack in Open Warfare -- REQUIREMENTS -- PROCEDURE OF ATTACK -- NEAR RECONNAISSANCE -- DEPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT -- ARTILLERY OF THE ATTACK -- WORKING UP TO THE ENEMY -- THE ASSAULT -- INFLUENCE OF FOG -- FIGHTING IN WOODS -- VILLAGE FIGHTING -- X. Cavalry -- CAVALRY PRIOR TO THE WORLD WAR -- VIEWS ON CAVALRY ATTACKS -- EMPLOYMENT OF CAVALRY IN WAR -- RECONNAISSANCE -- SCREENING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY -- EMPLOYMENT AGAINST FLANK AND REAR -- CONNECTION BETWEEN SEPARATED PARTS OF THE ARMY IN RETREAT -- MOUNTED PARTICIPATION IN BATTLE AND AS MOBILE FOOT TROOPS -- CAVALRY DIVISIONS -- CYCLISTS -- FRENCH VIEWS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT OF CAVALRY -- XI. The Artillery -- ORGANIZATION AND COMBAT PRINCIPLES -- CO-OPERATION OF INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY -- CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ARTILLERY AND AIR SERVICE -- THE DECISIVE BATTLE IN POSITION WARFARE -- THE OFFENSIVE -- XII. The Year 1918 -- TRANSITION FROM POSITION TO MOBILE WARFARE -- METHODS OF HOSTILE DEFENSE AND GERMAN OFFENSIVE -- THE SPRING OFFENSIVE -- RESUMING THE OFFENSIVE -- THE LAST DEFENSIVE BATTLE.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, originally published in 1922, is a comprehensive analysis of military tactics during World War I by Lieutenant General Balck of the German Army. It addresses the development and application of tactics in various combat scenarios including mobile and positional warfare, the use of machine guns, artillery, and cavalry. The author emphasizes the importance of adapting training and strategy to meet the evolving demands of warfare. Balck aims to highlight lessons learned from World War I, stressing the need for rigorous training and psychological readiness for troops. The book is intended for military professionals and historians interested in early 20th-century warfare tactics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Development Of Tactics - World War I
• ISBN: 9781786255204; 1786255200
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158934603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II