Stormtroop Tactics : Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918
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“Very useful for modern soldiers who must consider how their own doctrine...must be adapted to meet the changes technology and circumstance will impose on their own future battlefield.”–
“[Stormtroop Tactics] is recommended reading for all military professionals.”–
“Bruce Gudmundsson has written a useful book on the development of tactics in the German army in World War I, with the emphasis on the evolution of stormtroop tactics....Gudmundsson's book is a good one: well-researched, to the point, and logical in its presentation. It is essential reading for those interested both in tactical innovation and in the German army in World War I.”–
“For too long, a curious mystery has enveloped the origin of German stormtroop tactics in World War I. Like Topsy they just growed. But as Bruce Gudmundsson demonstrates in this admirable contribution to the literature of military history, the principles of open-order tactics, which were at the heart of infiltration, go back to the Boer War; even by the end of 1914, German commanders were experimenting with the rudiments of new attack forms. That conventional trench warfare was bound to end, and did so on March 21, 1918, should no longer puzzle us. What Colonel G. C. Wynne once did for the evolution of German defensive tactics in the Great War, Captain Gudmundsson has now done, and remarkably, for their offensive equivalent.”–
Book Description
Describing the radical transformation in German Infantry tactics that took place during World War I, this is the first detailed account of the evolution of stormtroop tactics available in English. It covers the German Infantry's tactical heritage, the squad's evolution as a tactical unit, the use of new weapons for close combat, the role of the elite assault units, and detailed descriptions of offensive battles. Stormtroop Tactics is required reading for professional military officers, military historians, and enthusiasts.
Stormtroop Tactics : Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918
Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918,Bruce I. Gudmundsson,Praeger Paperback,0275954013,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,History / Military / General
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