About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521841931ISBN:0521841933
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. a fine hardbound book, like new, clean text, no writing or marks, strong tight binding, clean and glossy dj, no marks or rips on dj, book and dj in great condition, an excellent buy! 301 p. Cambridge Military Histories. read more
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