Command or Control?: Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888-1918
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0714642142
Category
355-Military Science
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Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Pages
339
Subject
1Great Britain. Army -- Organization2.Germany. Heer -- Organization3.Great Britain. Army -- Drill and tactics4.Germany. Heer -- Drill and tactics5.Military doctrine -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century6.Military doctrine -- Great Britain -- History
Abstract
This is a comparative study of the fighting systems of the British and German armies in The Great War. Taking issue with revisionist historians, Samuels argues that German success in battle can be explained by their superior tactical philosophy. The book provides a fascinating insight into the development of infantry tactics at a seminal point in the history of warfare.
Description
This is a comparative study of the fighting systems of the British and German armies in The Great War. Taking issue with revisionist historians, Samuels argues that German success in battle can be explained by their superior tactical philosophy. The book provides a fascinating insight into the development of infantry tactics at a seminal point in the history of warfare. - from Amzon
Biblio Notes
1. Directive command and the German genral staff................................P. 7
2. The British general staff and umpiring..............................................P. 34
3. From "Stosstaktik" to "Stosstrupptaktik"...........................................P. 61
4. Restrictive control and timetable tactics............................................P. 94
5. The Battle of Thiepval, 1 July 1916..................................................P. 124
6. The evolution of elastic defence......................................................P. 158
7. "Blob" defence.............................................................................P. 198
8. The Battle of St Quentin, 21 March 1918.........................................P. 230
2. The British general staff and umpiring..............................................P. 34
3. From "Stosstaktik" to "Stosstrupptaktik"...........................................P. 61
4. Restrictive control and timetable tactics............................................P. 94
5. The Battle of Thiepval, 1 July 1916..................................................P. 124
6. The evolution of elastic defence......................................................P. 158
7. "Blob" defence.............................................................................P. 198
8. The Battle of St Quentin, 21 March 1918.........................................P. 230
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