German Strategy and the Path to Verdun : Erich Von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition, 1870-1916

By (author) Foley, Robert T.

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 the development of German military ideas from the end of the Franco-German War in 1871, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun also gives much-needed context to Falkenhayn's ideas and the course of one of the greatest battles of attrition the world has ever known.

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[目次]

  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of ranks
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Volkskreig in German military thought
  • 2. The (re)birth of Ermattungsstrategie
  • 3. The short-war belief
  • 4. The rise of Stellungskrieg
  • 5. Competing strategic visions
  • 6. Attack in the east
  • 7. Defence in the west
  • 8. Verdun: the plan
  • 9. Verdun: the execution
  • 10. Verdun: the failure
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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書名 German Strategy and the Path to Verdun : Erich Von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition, 1870-1916
著作者等 Foley, Robert T.
書名別名 Erich Von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition, 1870-1916
シリーズ名 Cambridge Military Histories
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 2007.11.19
ページ数 316p
大きさ H228 x W152
ISBN 9780521044363
言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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