German Strategy and the Path to Verdun
| Author | : Robert T. Foley |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2005-01-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521841933 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521841931 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Almost 90 years since its conclusion, the battle of Verdun is still little understood. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun is a detailed examination of this seminal battle based on research conducted in archives long thought lost. Material returned to Germany from the former Soviet Union has allowed for a reinterpretation of Erich von Falkenhayn's overall strategy for the war and of the development of German operational and tactical concepts to fit this new strategy of attrition. By taking a long view of the development of German military ideas from the end of the Franco-German War in 1871, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun also gives much-needed context to Falkenhayn's ideas and the course of one of the greatest battles of attrition the world has ever known.
