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Quest for Decisive Victory

From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940

Robert M Citino author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Published:30th Jun '02

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This non-fiction paperback, "Quest for Decisive Victory" from Robert M Citino, was published 30th June 2002 by University Press of Kansas.

In this work a master scholar addresses a controversial subject in an unconventional time frame. Instead of accepting World War I as a watershed in modern warfare, Citino makes a strong case for the continuity of military thought and action from the turn of the century to 1940.... Well reasoned and well presented, Citino's arguments cannot be dismissed. - Journal of Military History ""A fascinating and challenging book that should be welcomed and applauded by twentieth-century military historians."" - War in History ""In this important book, Citino examines warfare from the Boer War to the Nazis' defeat of France in 1940 through the crucial prism of 'operational art' - essentially, the task of turning battlefield tactical success into sustained, decisive victory. This volume succeeds at many levels: it is an erudite summary of some of history's most complex military campaigns, and, more importantly, it ties together these operations in a coherent way that illustrates why warfare evolved as it did and explains how these events have often been incompletely understood. Specialists will be engaged by Citino's treatment, especially his rather curt evaluation of Russia's role in the development of operational art, but this volume will also be of great use for the nonspecialist seeking a coherent interpretation of this period. Highly recommended for all readers and all collections."" - Choice

ISBN: 9780700616558

Dimensions: 232mm x 157mm x 22mm

Weight: 569g

372 pages