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11%OFFMary R. Habeck - Storm of Steel: The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919–1939 - 9780801479489 - V9780801479489
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Storm of Steel: The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919–1939

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Description for Storm of Steel: The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919–1939 Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.

In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle. Only in Germany and the Soviet Union were truly original armor doctrines (generally known as "blitzkreig" and "deep battle") fully implemented. Storm of Steel relates how the German and Soviet armies formulated and chose to put into practice doctrines that were innovative for the time, yet in many respects identical to one another.

As part of her extensive archival research in Russia, Germany, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801479489
SKU
V9780801479489
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About Mary R. Habeck
Mary R. Habeck is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She is the author of Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror and coeditor of Spain Betrayed: The Soviet Union in the Spanish Civil War and The Great War and the Twentieth Century.

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How the two states developed similar doctrines during the interwar period, why the Soviets eschewed such a valuable innovation, and why and how the Germans took the lead in doctrinal theory and the practice are the questions that Storm of Steel addresses.... This is a fascinating work of great importance to understanding the origins and outcomes of the Second World ... Read more

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