Germany S Western Front Winter And Spring 1 The Question Of The War S Centre Of Gravity In January 2 The Western Front To The Middle Of April Decision Making At The Ohl Operations On The Western Front To The Middle Of February The Battle Of Soissons Seventh Army The Winter Battle In The Champagne Fifth Army The French And British High Commands At The Beginning Of The Year The Apex Of The Winter Battle In The Champagne From The Middle Of February To The Middle Of March French Intentions In The Champagne The German Defence Operations On The Remainder Of The Western Front From The Middle Of February To The Middle Of March The Battle At Neuve Chapelle Armee Abteilung Strantz The Ohl S Return To The Western Front The Defensive Battles From The Middle Of March To The Middle Of April Armee Abteilung Strantz 3 The Change In Falkenhayn S Plans The Creation Of A New Ghq Reserve The Plan To Mount A Decisive Breakthrough Operation In The West The Political Situation S Influence On Military Decision Making To The Dardanelles Offensive To The Employment Of The Ghq Reserve In The East

Author : Mark Osborne Humphries,John Maker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : NWU:35556040164626

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Germany's Western Front: 1915 by Mark Osborne Humphries,John Maker Pdf

"This volume [2] focuses on 1915, the first year of trench warfare. For the first time in the history of warfare, poison gas was used against French and Canadian troops at Ypres. Meanwhile, conflict raged in the German High Command over the political and military direction of the war. The year 1915 also set the stage for the bloodbath at Verdun and sealed the fate of the German Supreme Commander, Erich von Falkenhayn. This is the official version of that story."--Publisher's description.

Author : Mark Humphries,John Maker
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554583959

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Germany’s Western Front: 1914 by Mark Humphries,John Maker Pdf

This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of Der Weltkrieg, the German official history of the First World War. Originally produced between 1925 and 1944 using classified archival records that were destroyed in the aftermath of the Second World War, Der Weltkrieg is the inside story of Germany’s experience on the Western front. Recorded in the words of its official historians, this account is vital to the study of the war and official memory in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Although exciting new sources have been uncovered in former Soviet archives, this work remains the basis of future scholarship. It is essential reading for any scholar, graduate student, or enthusiast of the Great War. This volume, the second to be published, covers the outbreak of war in July–August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914. The first month of war was a critical period for the German army and, as the official history makes clear, the German war plan was a gamble that seemed to present the only solution to the riddle of the two-front war. But as the Moltke-Schlieffen Plan was gradually jettisoned through a combination of intentional command decisions and confused communications, Germany’s hopes for a quick and victorious campaign evaporated.

Author : David T. Zabecki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134252251

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The German 1918 Offensives by David T. Zabecki Pdf

This is the first study of the Ludendorff Offensives of 1918 based extensively on key German records presumed to be lost forever after Potsdam was bombed in 1944. In 1997, David T. Zabecki discovered translated copies of these files in a collection of old instructional material at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He presents his findings here for the first time, with a thorough review of the surviving original operational plans and orders, to offer a wealth of fresh insights to the German Offensives of 1918. David T. Zabecki clearly demonstrates how the German failure to exploit the vulnerabilities in the BEF’s rail system led to the failure of the first two offensives, and how inadequacies in the German rail system determined the outcome of the last three offensives. This is a window into the mind of the German General Staff of World War I, with thorough analysis of the German planning and decision making processes during the execution of battles. This is also the first study in English or in German to analyze the specifics of the aborted Operation HAGEN plan. This is also the first study of the 1918 Offensives to focus on the ‘operational level of war’ and on the body of military activity known as ‘the operational art’, rather than on the conventional tactical or strategic levels. This book will be of great interest to all students of World War I, the German Army and of strategic studies and military theory in general.

Author : John Bagnell Bury
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1958-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0486203980

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History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I. to the Death of Justinian by John Bagnell Bury Pdf

An unabridged and unaltered republication of the first edition.

Author : Julian S. Corbett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 1843424908

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Naval Operations by Julian S. Corbett Pdf

This volume is mainly concerned with the Dardanelles operations from their inception as a naval diversion to their development into a major combined operation and its failure. Although the narrative is related from a naval point of view it is necessarily concerned with military movements, but they have been dealt with only in so far as seemed essential to make clear the navy s part in supporting the army. Purely naval operations treated include the raid on the Yorkshire coast in December 1914 and the Dogger Bank action on 24th January 1915. In a separate cover are ten maps/plans accompanying the text.

Author : Alexander von Kluck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Marne (France)
ISBN : UOM:39015049920773

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The March on Paris and the Battle of the Marne, 1914 by Alexander von Kluck Pdf

Author : André Gide
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:39000001443758

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The Journals of André Gide, 1889-1949 by André Gide Pdf

Author : Nick Lloyd
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241347195

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The Western Front by Nick Lloyd Pdf

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A tour de force of scholarship, analysis and narration . . . Lloyd is well on the way to writing a definitive history of the First World War' Lawrence James, The Times 'This well-researched, well-written and cogently argued new analysis . . . will undoubtedly now take its rightful place as the standard account of this vital theatre of the conflict' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny _________________ In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war. However, as bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd reveals in this highly-praised history - the first of an epic trilogy -- the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, but rather a heroic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd tells the whole tale, revealing what happened in France and Belgium between August 1914 and November 1918 from the perspective of all the main combatants - including French, British, Belgian, US and, most importantly, German forces. Lloyd examines the most decisive campaigns of the Great War and explains the unprecedented innovation, adaptation and tactical development that have been too long obscured by legends of mud, blood and futility, drawing upon the latest scholarship on the war, wrongly overlooked first-person accounts, and archival material from every angle. Conveying the visceral assault of the battlefield with vivid detail, Lloyd ultimately redefines our understanding of a crucial theatre in this monumental tragedy. _________________ 'Excellent on detail . . . Lloyd's book will be cherished by military history buffs' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'It is the best modern single-volume history of war on the Western Front and is likely to remain the standard account for some time' Jonathan Boff, The Spectator

Author : Robert T. Foley,Robert Thomas Foley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521841933

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German Strategy and the Path to Verdun by Robert T. Foley,Robert Thomas Foley Pdf

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.

Author : Geoffrey Jackson
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771125086

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The War Diaries of General David Watson by Geoffrey Jackson Pdf

The diary of David Watson, who rose through the officer ranks to command one of the four divisions in the Great War, is an exceptional document that details with candid insight the responsibilities of senior command and shows the talent required to rise through the CEF to divisional command. The only published diary of a Canadian who held this rank in the last two (critical) years of the war, it focuses on the evolution of military leadership and associated challenges that Watson (and his peers) faced during the Great War. It recounts how he navigated not only the military battlefield in France and Belgium but also the political battlefield of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and larger British Expeditionary Force. The divisional commanders played a central role in the Corps’ transformation into a first-rate professional army, a transformation that coincided with Watson’s tenure at the 4th Division. Major-General David Watson’s personal accounts offer valuable insights into the innermost workings of the Canadian Corps at various stages during the war and in particular its emergence as an elite fighting force and the pride of a nation

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313023385

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The Operational Art by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

This work considers the modern antecedants and evolution of the operational art in military thought and practice in both peace and wartime. This theme is developed over time and across military cultures. A comparative framework allows the treatment of the overall theme by examining the concept of the operational art in the context of different nationalities, different military organizations, and different societies. This study situates the current operational art in its historical context.

Author : Army University Press,Florian L. Waitl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1692647059

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Into the Breach by Army University Press,Florian L. Waitl Pdf

Into the Breach: Historical Case Studies of Mobility Operations in Large-Scale Combat Operations, examines ten historical case studies of mobility and countermobility operations from World War I through Desert Storm. The case studies take a closer look at mobility and countermobility successes and failures in large-scale combat operations against peer or near-peer threats. The chapters highlight several insights, themes, and patterns that current commanders and doctrine developers must be aware of when discussing or conducting mobility operations. The final chapter addresses future mobility and countermobility developments that the U.S. Army will face in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) against peer and near-peer adversaries.

Author : Paul Kendall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510708747

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Somme 1916 by Paul Kendall Pdf

What really happened on the first day of the Somme? Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. That was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the German trenches. In other sectors, however, breaches were made in the German lines culminating in the capture that day of Leipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban. This book aims to highlight the failures and successes on that day and for the first time evaluate those factors that caused some divisions to succeed in capturing their objectives whilst others failed. An important new study, this book is certain to answer these questions as well as challenging the many myths and misconceptions surrounding the battle that have been propagated for the last 100 years. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Hella Rottenberg,Sandra Rottenberg
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771125512

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The Cigar Factory of Isay Rottenberg by Hella Rottenberg,Sandra Rottenberg Pdf

In 1932, Isay Rottenberg, a Jewish paper merchant, bought a cigar factory in Germany: Deutsche Zigarren-Werke. When his competitors, supported by Nazi authorities, tried to shut it down, the headstrong entrepreneur refused to give up the fight. Isay Rottenberg was born into a large Jewish family in Russian Poland in 1889 and grew up in Lodz. He left for Berlin at the age of eighteen to escape military service, moving again in 1917 to Amsterdam on the occasion of his marriage. In 1932 he moved to Germany to take over a bankrupt cigar factory. With newfangled American technology, it was the most modern at the time. The energetic and ambitious Rottenberg was certain he could bring it back to life, and with newly hired staff of 670 workers, the cigar factory was soon back in business. Six months later, Hitler came to power and the Nazi government forbade the use of machines in the cigar industry so that traditional hand-rollers could be re-employed. That was when the real struggle began. More than six hundred qualified machine workers and engineers would lose their jobs if the factory had to close down. Supported by the local authorities he managed to keep the factory going, but in 1935 he was imprisoned following accusations of fraud. The factory was expropriated by the Deutsche Bank. When he was released six months later thanks to the efforts of the Dutch consul, he brought a lawsuit of his own. His fight for rehabilitation and restitution of his property would continue until Kristallnacht in 1938. The Cigar Factory of Isay Rottenberg is written by two of Rottenberg’s granddaughters, who knew little of their grandfather’s past growing up in Amsterdam until a call for claims for stolen or confiscated property started them on a journey of discovery. It includes an afterword by Robert Rotenberg, criminal defense lawyer and author of bestselling legal thrillers.

Author : Alexander Francis Chamberlain
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037216335

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The Child and Childhood in Folk Thought by Alexander Francis Chamberlain Pdf

1896. The Child in Primitive Culture. Contents: Child-Study; The Child's Tribute to the Mother; The Child's Tribute to the Father; The Name Child; The Child in the Primitive Laboratory; The Bright Side of Child-Life: Parental Affection; Childhood the Golden Age; Children's Food; Children's Souls; Children's Flowers, Plants, and Trees; Children's Animals, Birds, etc.; Child-Life and Education in General; The Child as Member and Builder of Society; The Child as Linguist; The Child as Actor and Inventor; The Child as Poet and Musician; The Child as Teacher and Wiseacre; The Child as Judge; The Child as Oracle-Keeper and Oracle-Interpreter; The Child as Weather-Maker; The Child as Healer and Physician; The Child as Shaman and Priest; The Child as Hero, Adventurer, etc.; The Child as Fetich and Divinity; The Child as God: The Christ-Child; Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about Parents, Father and Mother; Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about the Child, Mankind, Genius; Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about Mother and Child; Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about Father and Child; Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about Childhood, Youth, and Age; and Proverbs, Sayings, etc., about the Child and Childhood.