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29 produkter
German Way of War
From the Thirty Years War to the Third Reich
Häftad, 2005
399 kr
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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 …
Death of the Wehrmacht
The German Campaigns of 1942
Häftad, 2007
313 kr
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For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that …
Wehrmacht Retreats
Fighting a Lost War, 1943
Häftad, 2016
313 kr
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Winner of the Arthur Goodzeit AwardThroughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning …
Wehrmacht's Last Stand
The German Campaigns of 1944-1945
Häftad, 2020
398 kr
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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. Three quarters of a century later, the question persists: What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. …
Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm
The Evolution of Operational Warfare
Häftad, 2022
375 kr
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Winner: Paul Birdsall PrizeWinner: Society for Military History book AwardWhen Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning …
Understanding Victory
Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands
Av Geoffrey Till, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2014
882 kr
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Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost—and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed.Providing a unique assessment of naval strategy and historic outcomes across centuries of warfare, Understanding …
Violent Peace
A Global Military History of the Interwar Period
Av Robert M. Citino, Ian Johnson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
651 kr
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A cutting-edge analysis of the interwar period as one fundamentally international in scope and deeply violent in nature.World War I destroyed the world that had come before. It shattered three empires and fueled new nationalisms and ideologies that threatened to destroy those that remained. It left …
Development of Mine Warfare
A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
Av Norman E. Youngblood, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
736 kr
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In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a …
Thunder over the Horizon
From V-2 Rockets to Ballistic Missiles
Av Clayton K.S. Chun, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
736 kr
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In this general history of the development of rockets and missiles, Chun traces the technology that made attack from beyond the horizon possible. A former missile launch officer, he focusess not only on the development and employment of the ballistic missile—from early German V-2 use to today—but …
GI Ingenuity
Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II
Av James Jay Carafano, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
620 kr
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World War II saw the first generation of young men that had grown up comfortable with modern industrial technology go into combat. As kids, the GIs had built jalopies in their garage and poured over glossy, full-color issues of Popular Mechanics; they had read Buck Rogers in the Twenty Fifth …
Imagining Future War
The West's Technological Revolution and Visions of Wars to Come, 1880-1914
Av Antulio J. Echevarria II, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2007
882 kr
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Rapid and momentous technological changes at the turn of the 20th century forced military professionals and educated civilians to envision the future of war and warfare, especially during an age where nations found themselves aggressively competing for dominance on the world stage. Antulio J. …
Cavalry from Hoof to Track
Av Roman Jarymowycz, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2007
715 kr
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For centuries, mounted cavalry dominated the battlefield through shock and mobility. Man maintained a symbiotic relationship with the horse, which became particularly sacrosanct on the battlefield and even created a new, exalted social class. These mounted warriors sought to preserve their prestige …
Iron Men and Tin Fish
The Race to Build a Better Torpedo during World War II
Av Anthony Newpower, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
663 kr
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From the American entry into World War II until September 1943, U.S. submarines experienced an abnormally high number of torpedo failures. These failures resulted from three defects present in the primary torpedo of the day, the Mark XIV. These defects were a tendency to run deeper than the set …
Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics
Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933
Inbunden, 1987
1069 kr
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This study provides a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the interwar German army as a fighting organization. The book describes in detail the process by which the Reichswehr attempted the accomplishment of its principal task--that of defending Germany's borders, particularly those along …
Germany and the Union of South Africa in the Nazi Period
Inbunden, 1991
1101 kr
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This is the first study to examine Nazi German foreign policy towards the Union of South Africa from 1933-1939. Making extensive use of unpublished primary source German documents, Robert Citino focuses on the activities of the German embassy and consulates within South Africa in order to answer …
Armored Forces
History and Sourcebook
Inbunden, 1994
955 kr
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This volume analyzes the development of tanks and traces their history from the British attack at Cambrai in 1917 during World War I through the AirLand Battle of Operation Desert Storm in 1991. This text gives a short history of the rise and development of armored warfare in the 20th century, an …
Why Germany Nearly Won
A New History of the Second World War in Europe
Av Steven D. Mercatante, Robert M. Citino m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
882 kr
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This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did—and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived.Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe …
Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm
The Evolution of Operational Warfare
Inbunden, 2004
689 kr
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When Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning operational achievement left a lasting impression on military commanders …
Quest for Decisive Victory
From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940
Häftad, 2002
431 kr
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Wehrmacht Retreats
Fighting a Lost War, 1943
Inbunden, 2012
709 kr
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Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author Robert Citino chronicles …
Wehrmacht Retreats
Fighting a Lost War, 1943
E-bok, 2016
214 kr
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Arthur Goodzeit Award Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author …
Wehrmacht's Last Stand
The German Campaigns of 1944-1945
Inbunden, 2017
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720 kr
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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. Three quarters of a century later, the question persists: What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. …
Wehrmacht's Last Stand
The German Campaigns of 1944-1945
E-bok, 2017
214 kr
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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. Three quarters of a century later, the question persists: What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. …
Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm
The Evolution of Operational Warfare
E-bok, 2017
436 kr
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Paul Birdsall Prize Society for Military History book Award When Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning operational …
Death of the Wehrmacht
The German Campaigns of 1942
E-bok, 2019
210 kr
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For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that …
German Way of War
From the Thirty Years'' War to the Third Reich
E-bok, 2024
446 kr
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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 …
Sabers through the Reich
World War II Corps Cavalry from Normandy to the Elbe
Av William Stuart Nance, Robert M Citino
Inbunden, 2017
833 kr
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In Sabers through the Reich, William Stuart Nance provides the first comprehensive operational history of American corps cavalry in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. The corps cavalry had a substantive and direct impact on Allied success in almost every campaign, and …
Uniting against the Reich
The American Air War in Europe
Av Luke W Truxal, Robert M Citino
Häftad, 2024
619 kr
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On August 17, 1942, twelve Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the United States Eighth Air Force carried out the first American raid over occupied Europe, striking the rail yards at Rouen, France. Soon after, hundreds of American B-17s and Consolidated B-24 Liberators filled the skies above Europe. …
Invasion
The Conquest of Serbia, 1915
Av Richard L. DiNardo, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2015
885 kr
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This extended study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I sheds light on vital strategic consequences for both sides.Published during the centennial of the events it considers, this book provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most interesting and influential campaigns of World …