Fighting Power - German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945

Informationen zum Autor Martin Van Creveld is the author of twenty-seven published books. His primary focus is military history and theory, the field of his doctoral studies. However, he has also written about a variety of other historical subjects, including the history of women, the history of Israel, the history of conscience, and the history of equality. His most important works are considered to be: Command in War (1985), Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton (1977, 2nd edition 2004), The Transformation of War (1991), The Sword and the Olive (1998) and The Rise and Decline of the State (1999). His books have been published in twenty languages. Van Creveld has lectured or taught at many strategic institutes, military and civilian, around the world, including Quantico and the U.S. Naval War College. Of particular significance is his 1991 book The Transformation of War (UK: On Future War), which has been translated into Arabic, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Russian, Serb and Spanish. In this treatise of military theory, van Creveld develops what he calls the non-trinitarian theory of warfare Klappentext Analyses the performance of two key parties engaged in fighting during World War II. Zusammenfassung Analyses the performance of two key parties engaged in fighting during World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Van Creveld, Martin Van Creveld
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2007
• EAN: 9780313091575
• ISBN: 978-0-313-09157-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Contributions in Military Hist; Contributions in Military Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Military / United States, General & world history, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), War and defence operations, War & defence operations, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Military History: Armed Forces