German strategy and the path to Verdun : Erich von Falkenhayn and the development of attrition, 1870-1916
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German strategy and the path to Verdun : Erich von Falkenhayn and the development of attrition, 1870-1916
（Cambridge military histories / edited by Hew Strachan, Geoffrey Wawro）
Cambridge University Press, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-294) and index
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Almost 90 years since its conclusion, the battle of Verdun is still little understood. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun is a detailed examination of this seminal battle based on research conducted in archives long thought lost. Material returned to Germany from the former Soviet Union has allowed for a reinterpretation of Erich von Falkenhayn's overall strategy for the war and of the development of German operational and tactical concepts to fit this new strategy of attrition. By taking a long view of the development of German military ideas from the end of the Franco-German War in 1871, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun also gives much-needed context to Falkenhayn's ideas and the course of one of the greatest battles of attrition the world has ever known.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Table of ranks
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1. The Volkskreig in German military thought
- 2. The (re)birth of Ermattungsstrategie
- 3. The short-war belief
- 4. The rise of Stellungskrieg
- 5. Competing strategic visions
- 6. Attack in the east
- 7. Defence in the west
- 8. Verdun: the plan
- 9. Verdun: the execution
- 10. Verdun: the failure
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
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