Description: Further DetailsTitle: TannenbergCondition: NewSubtitle: Clash of Empires, 1914ISBN-10: 1574887815EAN: 9781574887815ISBN: 9781574887815Publisher: Potomac Books IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/01/2004Description: The battle of Tannenberg (August 27–30, 1914) opened World War I with a decisive German victory over Russia—indeed the Kaiser’s only clear-cut victory in a non-attritional battle during four years of war. In this first paperback edition of the classic work, historian Dennis Showalter analyzes this battle’s causes, effects, and implications for subsequent German military policy. The author carefully guides the reader through what actually happened on the battlefield, from its grand strategy down to the level of improvised squad actions. Examining the battle in the context of contemporary diplomatic, political, and economic affairs, Showalter also reviews both armies’ social settings and military doctrine, and shows how the battle may be understood as a case study of problems that military organizations face in the initial stages of a major war. In addition, he demolishes many myths about the battle, such as the supposed superiority of the German military, the animosity among Russian field commanders, and the assumption that the Germans viewed their opponents as a horde of uniformed illiterates. Tannenberg’s mystique later served the Weimar Republic and Third Reich propagandists. For years its legends helped to shape German nationalist ideology and military policy. In 1941, Hitler’s Wehrmacht grossly underestimated Soviet military capability, leading to disaster in World War II.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 230mmItem Length: 150mmGenre: HistoryBook Series: Cornerstones of Military HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsItem Weight: 594gAuthor: Dennis E. ShowalterRelease Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Tannenberg
Title: Tannenberg
Subtitle: Clash of Empires, 1914
ISBN-10: 1574887815
EAN: 9781574887815
ISBN: 9781574887815
Release Date: 04/01/2004
Release Year: 2004
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Cornerstones of Military History
Book Title: Tannenberg : Clash of Empires 1914
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 1.2 in
Topic: Military / World War I, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 22.5 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Dennis E. Showalter
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Cornerstones of Military History Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
