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GERMAN STRATEGY AND THE PATH TO VERDUN
ERICH VON FALKENHAYN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTRITION, 1870-1916 |
| By: |
Robert T. Foley, Sir Hew Strachan, Geoffrey Wawro |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521841933 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521841931 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 January, 2005 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Military Histories |
| Pages: |
316 |
| Description: |
History of the strategy behind the course of the battle of Verdun. |
| Synopsis: |
Almost 90 years since its conclusion, the battle of Verdun is still little understood. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun is a detailed examination of this seminal battle based on research conducted in archives long thought lost. Material returned to Germany from the former Soviet Union has allowed for a reinterpretation of Erich von Falkenhayn's overall strategy for the war and of the development of German operational and tactical concepts to fit this new strategy of attrition. By taking a long view of the development of German military ideas from the end of the Franco-German War in 1871, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun also gives much-needed context to Falkenhayn's ideas and the course of one of the greatest battles of attrition the world has ever known. |
| Illustrations: |
17 b/w illus. 5 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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