German Way of War From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich

Name: German Way of War From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
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ISBN: 9780700616244

ISBN-10: 0700616241

ISBN-13: 9780700616244

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert M. Citino

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For Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively")-wars that relied upon swift, powerful, and decisive military operations. Robert Citino takes us on a dramatic march through Prussian and German military history to show how that primal theme played out time and time again. Citino focuses on operational warfare to demonstrate continuity in German military campaigns from the time of Elector Frederick Wilhelm and his great "sleigh-drive" against the Swedes to the age of Adolf Hitler and the blitzkrieg to the gates of Moscow. Along the way, he underscores the role played by the Prussian army in elevating a small, vulnerable state to the ranks…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 11/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Reginald Hathorn is a retired U.S. Air Force officer with more than 6,000 hours in twenty-three different aircraft. He has been an outdoor writer for more than forty years. He lives in Louisiana.