Why the Germans lose at war
Kenneth Macksey · 2006
על הספר
The German armed forces suffered crushing defeat in the last century. Kenneth Macksey examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures: the random fortunes of war, or the inevitable result of a particular structure, leadership and history? A nation with few natural defensive boundaries, Germany traditionally had to struggle to survive, and developed an aggressive and militant outlook. Its great strengths were the brilliance of individual generals and military thinkers, the innovative development of the military forces, and the skill and tenacity of the fighting men. Set against all this was a short-term war policy, a tendency to underestimate the enemy and believe its own propaganda, and the politicization of the military staffs. These and many other factors were to lead Germany from nineteenth-century success, and dreams of world domination, to twentieth-century defeat.
פרטי הספר
- שנה
- 2006
- שפה
- English
- הוצאה
- Greenhill Books
- מהדורות
- 1
- עמודים
- 240
- ISBN
- 9781853676932
מקור הנתונים: Wikidata
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