The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third ReichFor Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives (short and lively) - wars that relied upon swift, powerful, and decisive military operations. Robert Citino takes us on a dramatic march through Prussian and German military history to show how that primal theme played out time and time again. Citino focuses on operational warfare to demonstrate continuity in German military campaigns from the time of Elector Frederick Wilhelm and his great sleigh-drive against the Swedes to the age of Adolf Hitler and the blitzkrieg to the gates of Moscow. Along the way, he underscores the role played by the Prussian army in elevating a small, vulnerable state to the ranks of the European powers, describes how nineteenth-century victories over Austria and France made the German army the most respected in Europe, and reviews the lessons learned from the trenches of World War I. |
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Later German commentators would question the “ schematic ” nature of his battle
line , infantry in the center , cavalry on both wings , and his seemingly willful
ignorance of the terrain . 49 A better question might be , Why didn ' t he attack
when ...
Later German commentators would question the “ schematic ” nature of his battle
line , infantry in the center , cavalry on both wings , and his seemingly willful
ignorance of the terrain . 49 A better question might be , Why didn ' t he attack
when ...
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The question posed by Zorndorf is , What happens when the operational
maneuver doesn ' t work ? We might broaden it to ask , What happens when the
rapid maneuver - based victory eludes an army that is trained only to achieve one
?
The question posed by Zorndorf is , What happens when the operational
maneuver doesn ' t work ? We might broaden it to ask , What happens when the
rapid maneuver - based victory eludes an army that is trained only to achieve one
?
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It was an age of questions . There was the “ social question " : how best to
alleviate the poverty and suffering of the new industrial working class , or “
proletariat . ” There was the “ national question " : how better to harmonize state
boundaries in ...
It was an age of questions . There was the “ social question " : how best to
alleviate the poverty and suffering of the new industrial working class , or “
proletariat . ” There was the “ national question " : how better to harmonize state
boundaries in ...
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Đánh giá của Người dùng - SuperIke - LibraryThingRobert Citino's book is a very good compendium of the art of making war according to the Prussian-Germans, from the 17th century to the 20th. The common thread that links all the wars of the Prussian ... Đọc toàn bộ bài đánh giá
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With enthusianism, I consider this splendid book as one of the greatest works about the military history! It comprises of many brilliant victories of the Germans in their glorious history, under the great soldiers Frederick the Great, Blucher, Moltke....! Highly regards! (2011)
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The Great Elector and the Origins of Prussian War Making I | 1 |
The Origins of Frederician Warfare | 34 |
Frederick in the Seven Years War | 63 |
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