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Informationen zum Autor Major General David T. Zabecki , PhD, U.S. Army (Retired) is an honorary senior research fellow in war studies at Britain's University of Birmingham. Klappentext Steel Wind is a piece of historical detective work that explains how Colonel Georg Bruchmuller, an obscure German artillery officer recalled from retirement, played a pivotal role in the revolution of offensive tactics that took place in 1917-18. Ironically, the methods developed by Bruchmuller ultimately were rejected by the German Army of World War II, but they were taken up and applied with a vengeance by the emerging Red Army. The Soviets further developed Bruchmuller's principles and incorporated them into their doctrine, where they remain to this day. Through Soviet doctrine, they have become fundamental to the practice of many other armies. Bruchmuller's influence in shaping the former Soviet Army has also been mirrored in the shape of those armies designed to oppose it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword by J.B.A. Bailey Introduction Artillery Combat in the First World War The Tactical and Technological Environment The Phases of Artillery Use in World War I Riga: Movement Returns to the Battlefield The Man Who Synchronized Fire and Maneuver Bruchmüller's Tactics Neutralization Organization for Combat Preparation of the Battlefield Combined Arms Coordination Operational Security and Surprise Fire Support Planning Fire Support for Ludendorff's 1918 Offensives The St. Quentin Offensive The Lys Offensive The Chemin des Dames Offensive The Noyon Offensive The Champagne-Marne Offensive The Aftermath Bruchmüller's Legacy Bruchmüller's Lessons of the (First) World War Influence on the German Army Influence on the British, French, and U.S. Armies Influence on the Russian and Soviet Armies Echoes of Bruchmüller Epilogue Appendix A: The Military Career of Georg Bruchmüller Appendix B: Bruchmüller's Military Decorations and Orders Appendix C: Bruchmüller's World War I Staff Appendix D: The Imperial German Artillery in the First World War Appendix E: Glossary of World War I Era Artillery and Military Terms Bibliography Index ...
