Path to Blitzkrieg
Stackpole Books · Paperback · December 26, 2007
- Essential background to the German blitzkrieg of World War II - Complements the stories of panzer aces like Otto Carius and Michael Wittmann In the wake of World War I, the German army lay in ruins--defeated in the war, sundered by domestic upheaval, and punished by the Treaty of Versailles.
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- Who it’s for
- Robert M. Citino traces Germany’s military reversal and the development of its World War II methods.
- Themes
- German army’s postwar recovery, Blitzkrieg doctrine and tactics, German military technology
- Genres
- World War II: European Theater, German History, Military Strategy
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- Essential background to the German blitzkrieg of World War II - Complements the stories of panzer aces like Otto Carius and Michael Wittmann In the wake of World War I, the German army lay in ruins--defeated in the war, sundered by domestic upheaval, and punished by the Treaty of Versailles. A mere twenty years later, Germany possessed one of the finest military machines in the world, capable of launching a stunning blitzkrieg attack against Poland in 1939.
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Well-known military historian Robert M. Citino shows how Germany accomplished this astonishing reversal and developed the doctrine, tactics, and technologies that its military would use to devastating effect in World War II.
German Military Reversal
Robert M. Citino traces Germany’s military reversal and the development of its World War II methods.
Come here for
- Germany’s army after World War I
- The doctrine, tactics, and technologies behind its 1939 attack on Poland
Expect
- Context from defeat and upheaval to renewed military strength
- An account of doctrine, tactics, and technology
Where it sits
| World War II: European Theater | 49% |
|---|---|
| German History | 39% |
| Military Strategy | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Other Military Conflicts
- Authors
- Robert M. Citino
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Published
- December 26, 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- German army’s postwar recovery · Blitzkrieg doctrine and tactics · German military technology
- Reading lane
- Other Military Conflicts