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The generals' war : operational level command on the Western Front in 1918 /

The Generals' War is a landmark exploration of the generalship that shaped the very framework of modern warfare as we know it today and provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis on the senior commanders of the Great War.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Zabecki, David T. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Collection:Twentieth-century battles.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; THE GENERALS' WAR; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table, Maps, and Plates; List of Abbreviations; 1 Generalship in the Great War; 2 Future Shock on the 1914-1918 Battlefield; 3 The Strategic Situation at the End of 1917; 4 The Commanders in Chief; 5 The Yanks Are Coming; 6 Two Conferences in November 1917; 7 The Gathering Storm; 8 MICHAEL and GEORGETTE: Ludendorff versus Haig; 9 BLÜCHER and GNEISENAU: Ludendorff versus Foch and Pétain; 10 Operation MARNESCHUTZ-REIMS and the Second Battle of the Marne: Foch Wrests the Initiative
  • 11 Hamel to Mont St. Quentin: Haig Assumes the Offensive12 Closing to the Hindenburg Line: Foch Tightens the Vise; 13 The Allied General Offensive: Foch Moves In for the Kill; 14 Armistice and Occupation: 11 November 1918-28 June 1919; 15 The Fluctuating Verdict of History; Appendix I: Biographical Chronologies; Appendix II: A Note on General Officer Ranks; Notes; Bibliography; Index