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Informationen zum Autor BRUCE I. GUDMUNDSSON is a military historian who studies the way that modern armies adapt to radical change in their operating environments. He divides his time between historical research and assisting present-day military organizations with their own attempts to innovate. Klappentext Describing the radical transformation in German Infantry tactics that took place during World War I, this book presents the first detailed account of the evolution of stormtroop tactics available in English. It covers areas previously left unexplored: the German Infantry's tactical heritage, the squad's evolution as a tactical unit, the use of new weapons for close combat, the role of the elite assault units in the development of new tactics, and detailed descriptions of offensive battles that provided the inspiration and testing ground for this new way of fighting. Both a historical investigation and a standard of excellence in infantry tactics, Stormtroop Tactics is required reading for professional military officers and historians as well as enthusiasts. Contrary to previous studies, Stormtroop Tactics proposes that the German Infantry adaption to modern warfare was not a straightforward process resulting from the top down intervention of reformers but instead a bottom up phenomenon. It was an accumulation of improvisations and ways of dealing with pressing situations that were later sewn together to form what we now call Blitzkrieg. Focusing on action at the company, platoon, and squad level, Stormtroop Tactics provides a detailed description of the evolution of German defensive tactics during World War I-tactics that were the direct forbears of those used in World War II. Zusammenfassung Describing the radical transformation in German Infantry tactics that took place during World War I! this book presents the first detailed account of the evolution of stormtroop tactics available in English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Prologue: The Massacre of Innocents Open Order Tactics Fortress Warfare Special Assault Units Verdun Expansion Organization and Technology The Eastern Front Mountain Warfare Cambrai The Peace Offensive Conclusion Appendix A: The Wilhelm Raid Appendix B: The Jacobsbrunnen Raid Appendix C: André Laffargue Bibliography Indexes ...
