The German Way of War by Robert M. Citino

This is a fascinating and important book that challenges many conventional ideas and suggests others that are worthy of debate and future study. It is all here: the great captains from Frederick the Great to Erich von Manstein, the great theorists and planners from Clausewitz and Moltke to Schlieffen, Seeckt, and Guderian, the pivotal battles that shaped European history, and a humanist's splendid recreation at every turn of the ambiance - sometimes delightful, sometimes odious - of the German army and Central Europe.' - Geoffrey Wawro, author of The Franco-Prussian War 'Citino is one of the most insightful historians of operational warfare working today, and his gifts for narrative and puckish myth-busting do not fail him here. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks New offers from£ 16. He does an exceptional job explaining the operational conduct of the German army during both world wars and how its style of fighting eventually contributed to the defeat of the Third Reich.' - Armor 'This book combines colossal scholarship with massively entertaining material. Citino shows how Germany accomplished this astonishing reversal and developed the doctrine, tactics, and technologies that its military would use to devastating effect in World War II. 'Takes the reader on a sweeping march through 300 years of Prussian/German military history and operational thought as Citino explains the 'why' of the German style of waging operational war. In the English-speaking world, Robert Citino has staked claim as the preeminent historian of the German opera.

The German Way of War by Robert M. Citino