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Order in Chaos
The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck
Av Hermann Balck, Carlo D'Este m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
593 kr
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German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or "mission command." However, because he declined …
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The German Retreat from France, 1944
Av Joachim Ludewig, David T Zabecki
Inbunden, 2012
608 kr
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The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked a critical turning point in the European theater of World War II. The massive landing on France's coast had been meticulously planned for three years, and the Allies anticipated a quick and decisive defeat of the German forces. Many of the …
Order in Chaos
The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck
Av Hermann Balck, Carlo D'Este m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1335 kr
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German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or "mission command." However, because he declined …
Blueprints for Battle
Planning for War in Central Europe, 1948-1968
Av Jan Hoffenaar, Dieter Krüger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
587 kr
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While scholarship abounds on the diplomatic and security aspects of the Cold War, very little attention has been paid to military planning at the operational level. In Blueprints for Battle, experts from Russia, the United States, and Europe address this dearth by closely examining the military …
Hitler's Wehrmacht, 1935--1945
Av Rolf-Dieter Müller, Janice W. Ancker
Inbunden, 2016
658 kr
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Since the end of World War II, Germans have struggled with the legacy of the Wehrmacht -- the unified armed forces mobilized by Adolf Hitler in 1935 to ensure the domination of the Third Reich in perpetuity. Historians have vigorously debated whether the Wehrmacht's atrocities represented a break …
Lossberg's War
The World War I Memoirs of a German Chief of Staff
Av Fritz von Lossberg, Holger H Herwig m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
858 kr
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General Fritz von Lossberg (1868--1942) directed virtually all the major German defensive battles on the Western Front during the First World War. Hailed as "the Lion of the Defensive," he was an extremely influential military tactician and, unlike many other operations officers of his era, was …
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The German Retreat from France, 1944
Av Joachim Ludewig, David T Zabecki
Häftad, 2017
515 kr
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The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked a critical turning point in the European theater of World War II. The massive landing on France's coast had been meticulously planned for three years, and the Allies anticipated a quick and decisive defeat of the German forces. Many of the …
Sylvia Rafael
The Life and Death of a Mossad Spy
Inbunden, 2014
449 kr
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"There is a lack of quiet in Sylvia that craves for action.... She knows that she is special and that she possesses unusual and varied abilities." -- From the Mossad's psychological evaluation of Sylvia RafaelWhen Moti Kfir, head of the Academy for Special Operations of the Mossad, first …
Inside Israel's Northern Command
The Yom Kippur War on the Syrian Border
Av Dani Asher
Inbunden, 2016
947 kr
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On October 6, 1973, Israel's Northern Command was surprised by the thunder of cannon fire and the sight of dense, black smoke. A Syrian force of 1,400 tanks supported by artillery and air power had attacked from the north while the Egyptian military invaded the Sinai Peninsula in the south. Syria …
Cover Name: Dr. Rantzau
Av Nikolaus Ritter, Katharine R Wallace
Inbunden, 2019
758 kr
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Cover Name: Dr. Rantzau is a gripping diary-like personal account of espionage during the Second World War and is one of very few historic memoirs written by an ex- Abwehr officer. Detailed is how Colonel Nikolaus Ritter, following a brief World War I career and over ten years as a businessman in …
War of Logistics
Parachutes and Porters in Indochina, 1945--1954
Inbunden, 2015
793 kr
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Following the French reoccupation of Indochina at the end of World War II, the pro-Communist Vietnamese nationalists, or Viet Minh, launched a grassroots insurgency that erupted into a full-fledged war in 1949. After nearly ten years of savage combat, the western world was stunned when Viet Minh …
Soldier in the Sinai
A General's Account of the Yom Kippur War
Inbunden, 2014
683 kr
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In surprise attacks on Israel in October 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, igniting what became known as the Yom Kippur War. In the north, Israel succeeded in blocking the Syrian advance, but in the south, it failed …
Wars of Modern Babylon
A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003
Av Pesach Malovany, Ya'akov Amidror m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
983 kr
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As long as there have been wars, victors have written the prevailing histories of the world's conflicts. An army that loses -- and especially one that is destroyed or disbanded -- is often forgotten. Nevertheless, the experiences of defeated forces can provide important insights, lessons, and …
At the Decisive Point in the Sinai
Generalship in the Yom Kippur War
Inbunden, 2017
833 kr
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The Yom Kippur War pitted Israel against Syria in the north and Egypt in the south in October 1973. Caught by surprise and surrounded by enemies, Israel relied on the flexibility and creative thinking of its senior field commanders. After Israeli forces halted the Egyptian troops on the Sinai …
