Steel wind : Colonel Georg Bruchmüller and the birth of modern artillery
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Steel wind : Colonel Georg Bruchmüller and the birth of modern artillery
（The Military profession）
Praeger, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-187) and index
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Description
Steel Wind is a piece of historical detective work that explains how Colonel Georg Bruchmuller, an obscure German artillery officer recalled from retirement, played a pivotal role in the revolution of offensive tactics that took place in 1917-18. Ironically, the methods developed by Bruchmuller ultimately were rejected by the German Army of World War II, but they were taken up and applied with a vengeance by the emerging Red Army. The Soviets further developed Bruchmuller's principles and incorporated them into their doctrine, where they remain to this day. Through Soviet doctrine, they have become fundamental to the practice of many other armies. Bruchmuller's influence in shaping the former Soviet Army has also been mirrored in the shape of those armies designed to oppose it.
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Foreword by J.B.A. Bailey
Introduction
Artillery Combat in the First World War
The Tactical and Technological Environment
The Phases of Artillery Use in World War I
Riga: Movement Returns to the Battlefield
The Man Who Synchronized Fire and Maneuver
Bruchmüller's Tactics
Neutralization
Organization for Combat
Preparation of the Battlefield
Combined Arms Coordination
Operational Security and Surprise
Fire Support Planning
Fire Support for Ludendorff's 1918 Offensives
The St. Quentin Offensive
The Lys Offensive
The Chemin des Dames Offensive
The Noyon Offensive
The Champagne-Marne Offensive
The Aftermath
Bruchmüller's Legacy
Bruchmüller's Lessons of the (First) World War
Influence on the German Army
Influence on the British, French, and U.S. Armies
Influence on the Russian and Soviet Armies
Echoes of Bruchmüller
Epilogue
Appendix A: The Military Career of Georg Bruchmüller
Appendix B: Bruchmüller's Military Decorations and Orders
Appendix C: Bruchmüller's World War I Staff
Appendix D: The Imperial German Artillery in the First World War
Appendix E: Glossary of World War I Era Artillery and Military Terms
Bibliography
Index
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