German strategy and the path to Verdun  -  Robert T. Foley

Erich von Falkenhayn and the development of attrition, 1870-1916

KORTE INHOUD

Almost 90 years since its conclusion, the battle of Verdun is still little understood. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun is a detailed examination of this seminal battle based on research conducted in archives long thought lost. Material returned to Germany from the former Soviet Union has allowed for a reinterpretation of Erich von Falkenhayn's overall strategy for the war and of the development of German operational and tactical concepts to fit this new strategy of attrition. By taking a long view of...
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2005 Uitgever: University Press Cambridge 301 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0521841933 ISBN-13: 9780521841931