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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jehuda L WallachPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Volume: No. 45 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.624kg ISBN: 9780313244384ISBN 10: 0313244383 Pages: 343 Publication Date: 13 February 1986 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of the most important emerging issues in military history is the impact of strategic theories on the conduct of war. In this book, Wallach focuses on the writings of Karl von Clausewitz and Alfred von Schlieffen to determine the extent to which they influenced the German conduct of the two world wars. Wallach recognizes the distinction between conduct that merely conforms to certain ideas and that which is affected by those ideas, and is careful not to overstate his case. His conclusions, therefore, are all the more convincing. They enhance understanding of the doctrinal underpinnings of the army's unique position in German politics as well as those principles that guided its operations.... [this] is a clear, well-written, and valuable contribution to the knowledge of those conflicts. -Choice """One of the most important emerging issues in military history is the impact of strategic theories on the conduct of war. In this book, Wallach focuses on the writings of Karl von Clausewitz and Alfred von Schlieffen to determine the extent to which they influenced the German conduct of the two world wars. Wallach recognizes the distinction between conduct that merely conforms to certain ideas and that which is affected by those ideas, and is careful not to overstate his case. His conclusions, therefore, are all the more convincing. They enhance understanding of the doctrinal underpinnings of the army's unique position in German politics as well as those principles that guided its operations.... [this] is a clear, well-written, and valuable contribution to the knowledge of those conflicts.""-Choice ?One of the most important emerging issues in military history is the impact of strategic theories on the conduct of war. In this book, Wallach focuses on the writings of Karl von Clausewitz and Alfred von Schlieffen to determine the extent to which they influenced the German conduct of the two world wars. Wallach recognizes the distinction between conduct that merely conforms to certain ideas and that which is affected by those ideas, and is careful not to overstate his case. His conclusions, therefore, are all the more convincing. They enhance understanding of the doctrinal underpinnings of the army's unique position in German politics as well as those principles that guided its operations.... [this] is a clear, well-written, and valuable contribution to the knowledge of those conflicts.?-Choice ?This book is highly recommended for both the general reader and the professional soldier seeking to gain a sharper perspective on the fallacy of imposing fixed systems of command on the conduct of war.?-Infantry ""This book is highly recommended for both the general reader and the professional soldier seeking to gain a sharper perspective on the fallacy of imposing fixed systems of command on the conduct of war.""-Infantry" Author Informationllach /f Jehuda /i L. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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