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On the German art of war : Truppenführung / edited and translated by Bruce Condell, David T. Zabecki ; foreword by James S. Corum.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Art of war.
- The art of war
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Heer--Officers' handbooks.
- Germany.
- Military doctrine--Germany--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Military doctrine.
- Command of troops--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Command of troops.
- Tactics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Tactics.
- Operational art (Military science)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Operational art (Military science).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : L. Rienner, 2001.
- Summary:
- Truppenführung, the twentieth-century equivalent of Sun Tzu's Art of War, served as the basic manual for the German army from 1934 to the end of World War II. This astonishing document provided the doctrinal framework for blitzkrieg and, as a consequence, for the victories of Hitler's armies. Rather than giving German military leaders a "cookbook" on how to win battles, Truppenführung offered instead a set of intellectual tools to be applied to complex and continually changing battle conditions. The keys to understanding the psychology, philosophy, and social values of the German army that fought World War II are to be found here. This first complete English-language translation is annotated to help the contemporary reader understand its military and social context.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Truppenfiihrung, Part I: 1933
- Introduction
- I. Order of Battle and Task Organization
- II. Command
- III. Reconnaissance
- IV. Security
- V. Marches
- VI. Attack
- VII. Pursuit
- VIII. The Defensive
- IX. Disengagement and Withdrawal
- X. Delaying Action
- XI. Combat Under Special Conditions
- XII. Quartering
- XIII. Cavalry
- Truppenfiihrung, Part II: 1934
- XIV. Armored Combat Vehicles
- XV. Air Forces
- XVI. Air Defense Units
- XVII. Communications
- XVIII. Chemical Warfare
- XIX. Smoke
- XX. Obstacles
- XXI. Armored Trains
- XXII. Transport
- XXIII. Logistical Support in the Area of Operations
- Annexes
- Appendixes
- A. German Infantry Division, 1937-1938
- B. Notational German Panzer Division, 1935-1937
- C. German Divisional Staff, 1937-1938
- D. Contents of U.S. Army FM 100-5
- Field Service Regulations: Operations (1940)
- E. German Analysis of U.S. Field Service Regulations
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-290) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62637-409-0
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