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Steel wind : Colonel Georg Bruchmüller and the birth of modern artillery
- Title
- Steel wind : Colonel Georg Bruchmüller and the birth of modern artillery / David T. Zabecki ; foreword by J.B.A. Bailey.
- Author
- Zabecki, David T.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | UF157 .Z33 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 197 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Military profession, 1074-2964
- Uniform Title
- Military profession
- Subjects
- Artillery drill and tactics
- Geschichte 1909-1919
- 1900-1999
- World War > (1914-1918)
- Bruckmüller, Georg
- Bruchmüller, Georg, 1863-
- History
- Viry-Châtillon
- World War, 1914-1918 > Artillery operations
- Artillery drill and tactics > History > 20th century
- Flugplatz
- Geschichte
- Erster Weltkrieg
- Taktik
- Artillerie
- Armed Forces > Drill and tactics
- Soviet Union > Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ > Artillerii︠a︡ > Drill and tactics
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-187) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / J.B.A. Bailey -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Artillery Combat in the First World War -- The Tactical and Technological Environment -- The Phases of Artillery Use in World War I -- 3. Riga: Movement Returns to the Battlefield -- 4. The Man Who Synchronized Fire and Maneuver -- 5. Bruchmuller's Tactics -- Neutralization -- Organization for Combat -- Preparation of the Battlefield -- Combined Arms Coordination -- Operational Security and Surprise -- Fire Support Planning -- 6. 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 -- 7. Bruchmuller's Legacy -- Bruchmuller'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 -- 8. Echoes of Bruchmuller -- 9. Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Military Career of Georg Bruchmuller -- Appendix B: Bruchmuller's Military Decorations and Orders -- Appendix C: Bruchmuller'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.
- ISBN
- 0275947491
- 9780275947491
- 0275947505
- 9780275947507
- LCCN
- 94007658
- OCLC
- ocm30031928
- 30031928
- SCSB-9542029
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library