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Summary of Robert A. Doughty's The Breaking Point

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Summary of Robert A. Doughty's The Breaking Point written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-16T22:59:00Z with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The fighting that occurred near Sedan between 10–16 May 1940 was shaped by the competing strategies of France and Germany. France relied on a defensive strategy, while Germany relied on an offensive strategy. By attacking northern Belgium and the Netherlands with a minimum number of forces, Germany sought to deceive the French and convince them that the main attack was coming through northern and central Belgium. #2 France’s strategy was to defend herself against a German attack, and she believed victory could be hers only if she first defended herself successfully against a German attack. She accepted the requirement for a total war and the complete mobilization of all her resources. #3 The French had a difficult time deciding how to defend their borders after World War I. They believed that fortifications would strengthen their defenses and enable them to overcome the manpower advantages of Germany. #4 The French plan was to rush forward and establish a defensive position in northern and central Belgium. They assumed that Germany would violate Belgium’s neutrality first, so they could use it as a basis for their entry into Belgium.

The Breaking Point

Author : Robert A. Doughty
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811714594
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Breaking Point written by Robert A. Doughty and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging narrative of the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for France. • Reconstructs the fighting in and around Sedan by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian and their French opponents • Examines both sides of the battle, from privates up to generals • Recommended reading by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps "Doughty's lively study should appeal to soldiers and civilians."—Journal of Military History

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Leadership

Author : Christopher Kolenda
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811770087
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Leadership written by Christopher Kolenda and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late Lt. General Harold Moore (USA, Ret.) said it's the “absolute best book on military leadership in peace and war.” This book is for military leaders who want to inspire their teams to achieve their best in combat and peacetime. This wide-ranging anthology brings together noted military minds as they examine the crucial role of leadership in combat, relate the lessons learned, and apply the principles to the stressful world of business. The book covers classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through post-9/11 wars to illustrate the principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts. The most important, most penetrating analysis of military leadership to emerge in a generation, this seminal work features leaders of the armed forces as they learn from the past and present and look toward the future. This edition is fully updated with inclusive language and chapters that speak to leading in a diverse world and organized with summary points for each chapter for a quick overview of essentials.

Blitzkrieg

Author : Niklas Zetterling
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 161200461X
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Blitzkrieg written by Niklas Zetterling and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Bismarck: “A work of simply outstanding scholarship . . . unreservedly recommended for . . . World War II Military History collections” (Midwest Book Review). The successes of the German Blitzkrieg in 1939-41 were as surprising as they were swift. Allied decision-makers wanted to discover the Germans’ secrets, even though only partial, incomplete information was available to them. The false conclusions drawn became myths about the Blitzkrieg that have lingered for decades. It has been argued that rather than creating a new way of war based on new technology, the Germans fitted the new weapons into their existing ideas on warfare. The conduct of German soldiers, particularly the lower-ranking men, on the battlefield was at the core of the concept, and German victories rested upon the quality, flexibility, and mobility of the small combat units. This book focuses on the experiences of the enlisted men and junior officers in the Blitzkrieg operations in Poland, Norway, Western Europe, and Russia. Using accounts previously unpublished in English, military historian Niklas Zetterling “not only shows you the big picture, economically, strategically, but also takes you right into the Panzers,” showing how a company commander led his tanks, how a crew worked together inside a tank, and the role of the repair services. “For those of us who are interested in the tactics and strategy of the early war years, it is a book you won’t want to miss” (A Wargamers Needful Things). “In support of his convincing argument the author uses several accounts of German actions seen through the eyes of the soldiers and junior officers who had to put theory into practice on the battlefield. 4.5 stars.” —Army Rumour Service

Army History

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Army History written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond the Beach

Author : Stephen Bourque
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612518745
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Beach written by Stephen Bourque and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important rethinking of the Normandy war narrative Beyond the Beach examines the Allied air war against France in 1944. During this period, General Dwight David Eisenhower, as Supreme Allied Commander, took control of all American, British, and Canadian air units and employed them for tactical and operational purposes over France rather than as a strategic force to attack targets deep in Germany. Using bombers as his long-range artillery, he directed the destruction of bridges, rail centers, ports, military installations, and even French towns with the intent of preventing German reinforcements from interfering with Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches. Ultimately, this air offensive resulted in the death of over 60,000 French civilians and an immense amount of damage to towns, churches, buildings, and works of art. This intense bombing operation, conducted against a friendly occupied state, resulted in a swath of physical and human destruction across northwest France that is rarely discussed as part of the D-Day landings. This book explores the relationship between ground and air operations and its effects on the French population. It examines the three broad groups that the air operations involved, the doctrine and equipment used by Allied air force leaders to implement Eisenhower’s plans, and each of the eight major operations, called lines of effort, that coordinated the employment of the thousands of fighters, medium bombers, and heavy bombers that prowled the French skies that spring and summer of 1944. Each of these sections discusses the operation's purpose, conduct, and effects upon both the military and the civilian targets. Finally, the book explores the short and long-term effects of these operations and argues that this ignored narrative should be part of any history of the D-Day landings.

Why Air Forces Fail

Author : Robin Higham
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813167612
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Why Air Forces Fail written by Robin Higham and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2006-02-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes two new chapters! “One of the more interesting and better books on military aviation to appear in the last few years.”—Journal of Military History Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower’s role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Together, the contributors examine the complex, often deep-seated, reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian, Polish, French, British, Italian, German, Argentine, and American air services. Complemented by reading lists and suggestions for further research, this seminal study with two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat. “Contains many interesting insights and interpretations . . . an excellent introduction to the study of military failure in general and air forces in particular.”—Journal of America’s Military Past “I recommend this book to those who are interested in air forces and air power, whether amateur or professional, past, present and future.”—Richard Cobbold, Bryanston: The Yearbook “Provides an excellent analysis of the root causes of failure; this engaging study goes far beyond the aerial battlefield to examine the circumstances leading to defeat.”—Dennis Drew, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)

Adaptation under Fire

Author : Lt. General David Barno
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190672072
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Adaptation under Fire written by Lt. General David Barno and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We have a perfect record in predicting the next war. We have never once gotten it right." In the face of such great uncertainty, militaries must be able to adapt rapidly in order to win. Adaptation under Fire identifies the characteristics that make militaries more adaptable, illustrated through historical examples and the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Authors David Barno and Nora Bensahel argue that militaries facing unknown future conflicts must nevertheless make choices about the type of doctrine that their units will use, the weapons and equipment they will purchase, and the kind of leaders they will select and develop to guide the force to victory. Yet after a war begins, many of these choices will prove flawed in the unpredictable crucible of the battlefield. For a U.S. military facing diverse global threats, its ability to adapt quickly and effectively to those unforeseen circumstances may spell the difference between victory and defeat. Barno and Bensahel start by providing a framework for understanding adaptation and include historical cases of success and failure. Next, they examine U.S. military adaptation during the nation's recent wars, and explain why certain forms of adaptation have proven problematic. In the final section, Barno and Bensahel conclude that the U.S. military must become much more adaptable in order to address the fast-changing security challenges of the future, and they offer recommendations on how to do so before it is too late.

Inside Hitler's High Command

Author : Geoffrey P. Megargee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Inside Hitler's High Command written by Geoffrey P. Megargee and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging previous accounts, Megargee shatters the myth that German generals would have prevailed in World War II if only Hitler had not meddled in their affairs. Instead, he observes that the military's strategic ideas were no better than Hitler's and often were worse. 20 photos.

The Blitzkrieg Legend

Author : Karl-Heinz Frieser
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612513581
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Blitzkrieg Legend written by Karl-Heinz Frieser and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time in English, is an illuminating German perspective on the decisive blitzkrieg campaign. The account, written by the German historian Karl-Heinz Frieser and edited by American historian John T. Greenwood, provides the definitive explanation for Germany’s startling success and the equally surprising military collapse of France and Britain on the European continent in 1940. In a little over a month, Germany defeated the Allies in battle, a task that had not been achieved in four years of brutal fighting during World War I. First published in 1995 as the official German history of the 1940 campaign, this book goes beyond standard explanations to show that the German victory was not inevitable and that French defeat was not preordained. Contrary to most accounts of the campaign, Frieser’s illustrates that the military systems of both Germany and France were solid and that their campaign plans were sound. The key to victory or defeat, Frieser argues, was the execution of operational plans—both preplanned and ad hoc—amid the eternal Clausewitzian combat factors of friction and the fog of war. He shows why, on the eve of the campaign, the British and French leaders had good cause to be confident and why many German generals were understandably concerned that disaster was looming for them. This study explodes many of the myths concerning German blitzkrieg warfare and the planning for the 1940 campaign. Frieser’s groundbreaking interpretation of the topic has been the subject of discussion since the German edition first appeared. This English translation is published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army.

Battlefield

Author : Richard Holmes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019280653X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Battlefield written by Richard Holmes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Battlefield' tells the stories of the important clashes in world history. It covers battles from ancient Egypt to the Second Gulf war, placing them chronologically within their tactical, technological, and historical context. Detailed maps help portray the course of famous battles and campaigns.

The German Way of War

Author : Robert Michael Citino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The German Way of War written by Robert Michael Citino and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives (short and lively) - wars that relied upon swift, powerful, and decisive military operations. Robert Citino takes us on a dramatic march through Prussian and German military history to show how that primal theme played out time and time again. Citino focuses on operational warfare to demonstrate continuity in German military campaigns from the time of Elector Frederick Wilhelm and his great sleigh-drive against the Swedes to the age of Adolf Hitler and the blitzkrieg to the gates of Moscow. Along the way, he underscores the role played by the Prussian army in elevating a small, vulnerable state to the ranks of the European powers, describes how nineteenth-century victories over Austria and France made the German army the most respected in Europe, and reviews the lessons learned from the trenches of World War I.

Joint Force Quarterly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Joint Force Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Commanding Professionalism

Author : William Stuart Nance
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813198240
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Commanding Professionalism written by William Stuart Nance and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one thinks of influential World War II military figures, five-star generals such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley instantly come to mind. As important as these central figures were to the Second World War, the conflict produced equally effective lower-profile leaders whose influence had an undeniable impact. Among these leaders are William Simpson, commander of the US Ninth Army, and James Moore, his chief of staff. Working in tandem, the pair helmed a unit that gained recognition as "uncommonly normal," an affectionate designation driven by their steadfast professionalism in all endeavors. It was their unobtrusive leadership style that relegated these career military men to the footnotes of military history. Commanding Professionalism: Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army corrects this historical oversight by examining the achievements of these overlooked heroes. Focusing on Simpson and Moore's careers from 1940 through the end of World War II, author William Stuart Nance recounts the pair's working relationship. Together, they successfully maneuvered through the squabbling of the American and British forces and developed an army admired for its consistency of conduct and military prowess, capable of resisting the complex external and political machinations of the time. Simpson and Moore's unflinching devotion to the greater good and their steady handle on the dynamics of command/staff relationships proved essential to the war effort and its ultimate success. Their example, Nance argues, remains aspirational and worthy of emulation in the military command structure of today.

Parameters

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Parameters written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Maxime Weygand

Author : Barnett Singer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786435712
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Maxime Weygand written by Barnett Singer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-05-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the armistice proceedings and at the Peace Conference after World War I, French General Maxime Weygand served as chief aid to Marshal Foch. Called out of retirement in the late 1930s, Weygand again served his country during World War II, becoming commander in chief of the French Army. His call for enhanced French unity, military preparedness, and adaptation to a new kind of war dominated by tank mobility might have saved France the humiliating defeat in 1940 at the hand of the Nazis, had it been heeded. Weygand's recognition of the Nazi threat earned him the respect of Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. Weygand's Vichy Resistance led to his imprisonment from late 1942 through the end of the war. French archival sources, available oral testimony and Weygand's private papers contribute to a fascinating biography of one of World War II's unsung heroes.