Prelude to Blitzkrieg : The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania

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In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of WWII. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Michael B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Indiana University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Roumanie.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Romania.
Romania.
Roumanie > Histoire > 1914-1918.
Romania > History > 1914-1918.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In contrast to the trench-war deadlock on the Western Front, combat in Romania and Transylvania in 1916 foreshadowed the lightning warfare of WWII. When Romania joined the Allies and invaded Transylvania without warning, the Germans responded by unleashing a campaign of bold, rapid infantry movements, with cavalry providing cover or pursuing the crushed foe. Hitting where least expected and advancing before the Romanians could react-even bombing their capital from a Zeppelin soon after war was declared-the Germans and Austrians poured over the formidable Transylvanian Alps onto the plains of W.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages).
ISBN:9780253008701

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