Author: Dennis Showalter
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
If wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a century-long record of impressive victories and a general staff the envy of its rivals. Germany's overall failure in the first year of World War I was surprising and remains a frequent subject of analysis, mostly focused on deficiencies in strategy and policy. But there were institutional weaknesses as well. This book examines the structural failures that frustrated the Germans in the war's crucial initial campaign, the invasion of Belgium. Too much routine in planning, command and execution led to groupthink, inflexibility and to an overconfident belief that nothing could go too terribly wrong. As a result, decisive operation became dicey, with consequences that Germany's military could not overcome in four long years.
The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914
Author: Dennis Showalter
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
If wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a century-long record of impressive victories and a general staff the envy of its rivals. Germany's overall failure in the first year of World War I was surprising and remains a frequent subject of analysis, mostly focused on deficiencies in strategy and policy. But there were institutional weaknesses as well. This book examines the structural failures that frustrated the Germans in the war's crucial initial campaign, the invasion of Belgium. Too much routine in planning, command and execution led to groupthink, inflexibility and to an overconfident belief that nothing could go too terribly wrong. As a result, decisive operation became dicey, with consequences that Germany's military could not overcome in four long years.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
If wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a century-long record of impressive victories and a general staff the envy of its rivals. Germany's overall failure in the first year of World War I was surprising and remains a frequent subject of analysis, mostly focused on deficiencies in strategy and policy. But there were institutional weaknesses as well. This book examines the structural failures that frustrated the Germans in the war's crucial initial campaign, the invasion of Belgium. Too much routine in planning, command and execution led to groupthink, inflexibility and to an overconfident belief that nothing could go too terribly wrong. As a result, decisive operation became dicey, with consequences that Germany's military could not overcome in four long years.
The First Failure Of French Army
Author: Toby Rance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina on December 19, 1946, and lasted until July 20, 1954. Fighting between French forces and their Việt Minh opponents in the south dated from September 1945. The conflict pitted a range of forces, including the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by the government of France and supported by the former emperor Bảo Đại's Vietnamese National Army against the People's Army of Vietnam and Việt Minh (part of the Communist Party), [full citation needed] led by Võ Nguyên Giáp and Hồ Chí Minh. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. After several victories, the French Army is dealt with its first major defeat by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh rebels. Cautious, China and Russia wait in the wings, watching America's resolve. With the French desperately short on troops, weapons, and aircraft, America must wrestle with how deeply to become involved in the growing conflict in Indochina. Newly elected congressman and war hero, John F. Kennedy, is joined by his siblings, Robert and Patricia, on a fact-finding mission throughout Southeast Asia. His goal - find the truth to prevent America from making a terrible mistake that could have irreparable consequences. That's right, the future president was there in the beginning and watched firsthand as events unfolded. It's history few know.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina on December 19, 1946, and lasted until July 20, 1954. Fighting between French forces and their Việt Minh opponents in the south dated from September 1945. The conflict pitted a range of forces, including the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by the government of France and supported by the former emperor Bảo Đại's Vietnamese National Army against the People's Army of Vietnam and Việt Minh (part of the Communist Party), [full citation needed] led by Võ Nguyên Giáp and Hồ Chí Minh. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. After several victories, the French Army is dealt with its first major defeat by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh rebels. Cautious, China and Russia wait in the wings, watching America's resolve. With the French desperately short on troops, weapons, and aircraft, America must wrestle with how deeply to become involved in the growing conflict in Indochina. Newly elected congressman and war hero, John F. Kennedy, is joined by his siblings, Robert and Patricia, on a fact-finding mission throughout Southeast Asia. His goal - find the truth to prevent America from making a terrible mistake that could have irreparable consequences. That's right, the future president was there in the beginning and watched firsthand as events unfolded. It's history few know.
Modern Warfare
Author: Roger Trinquier
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142891689X
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142891689X
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Rearming the French
Author: Marcel Vigneras
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The reemergence of French national forces in the war against the Axis Powers, and the role of large-scale American aid.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The reemergence of French national forces in the war against the Axis Powers, and the role of large-scale American aid.
The French Army and the First World War
Author: Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110701235X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
A major new account of the role and performance of the French army in the First World War.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110701235X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
A major new account of the role and performance of the French army in the First World War.
The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918
Author: Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Letters on England
Author: Voltaire
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Seeds of Disaster
Author: Robert A. Doughty
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811714608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940. • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811714608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940. • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association
Busting the Bocage
Author: Michael Dale Doubler
Publisher: Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
ISBN:
Category : Bocage normand (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher: Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
ISBN:
Category : Bocage normand (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Great War: The first phase, from the assassination of the Archude to the fall of Antwerp
Author: Frank Herbert Simonds
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description