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The Schlieffen Plan. International Perspectives on the German Strategy for World War I.
. Ed(S): Ehlert, Hans Gotthard; Epkenhans, Michael; Gross, Gerhard P.
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Editor(s): Ehlert, Hans Gotthard; Epkenhans, Michael; Gross, Gerhard P. Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1036.
With the creation of the Franco-Russian Alliance and the failure of the Reinsurance Treaty in the late nineteenth century, Germany needed a strategy for fighting a two-front war. In response, Field Marshal Count Alfred von Schlieffen produced a study that represented the apex of modern military planning. His Memorandum for a War against France, which incorporated a mechanized cavalry as well as new technologies in weaponry, advocated that Germany concentrate its field army to the west and annihilate the French army within a few weeks. For generations, historians have considered Schlieffen's writings to be the foundation of Germany's military strategy ... Read more
With the creation of the Franco-Russian Alliance and the failure of the Reinsurance Treaty in the late nineteenth century, Germany needed a strategy for fighting a two-front war. In response, Field Marshal Count Alfred von Schlieffen produced a study that represented the apex of modern military planning. His Memorandum for a War against France, which incorporated a mechanized cavalry as well as new technologies in weaponry, advocated that Germany concentrate its field army to the west and annihilate the French army within a few weeks. For generations, historians have considered Schlieffen's writings to be the foundation of Germany's military strategy ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies
Number of Pages
592
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813147468
SKU
V9780813147468
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About . Ed(S): Ehlert, Hans Gotthard; Epkenhans, Michael; Gross, Gerhard P.
Maj. Gen. David T. Zabecki, editor of Vietnam magazine and author of several military history books, served as an infantry rifleman in Vietnam. After earning his commission, he was an operations officer, intelligence officer, and a chief of staff. In 2003 he was the senior security adviser on the U.S. co-ordinating and Monitoring Mission in Israel. He lives in Germany. ... Read more
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