Steel Wind
Colonel Georg Bruchmuller and the Birth of Modern Artillery
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:8th Dec '94
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A piece of historical detective work that explains how an obscure German officer recalled from retirement for World War I played a pivotal role in the revolution of offensive tactics that took place in 1917-18.
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.
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 opposeISBN: 9780275947491
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 539g
224 pages