Storm of steel : the development of armor doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919-1939 / Mary R. Habeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Habeck, Mary R., author.

Series:

Cornell studies in security affairs.

Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tank warfare.

Military doctrine--Germany--History--20th century.

Military doctrine.

Military doctrine--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle. Only in Germany and the Soviet Union were truly original armor doctrines (generally known as "blitzkreig" and "deep battle") fully implemented. Storm of Steel relates how the German and Soviet armies formulated and chose to put into practice doctrines that were innovative for the time, yet in many respects identical to one another.As part of her extensive archival research in Russia, Germany, and Britain, Habeck had access to a large number of formerly secret and top-secret documents from several post-Soviet archives. This research informs her comparative approach as she looks at the roles of technology, shared influences, and assumptions about war in the formation of doctrine. She also explores relations between the Germans and the Soviets to determine whether collaboration influenced the convergence of their armor doctrines.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. The Unfinished Machine, 1919-1923

2. Materiel or Morale? The Debate over the Mechanization of Warfare, 1923-1927

3. Technology Triumphant Early German-Soviet Collaboration , 1927-1929

4. Consensus and Conflict, 1930-1931

5. A New Confidence? The End of Collaboration , 1932-1933

6. Trading Places, 1934-1936

7. The Evidence of Small Wars Armor Doctrine in Practice, 1936-1939

Epilogue Armor Doctrine and Large Wars, 1939-1941

List of Abbreviations

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780801471384

0801471389

9781322522241

1322522243

9780801471391

0801471397

OCLC:

889302586