Their Doctrinal and Operational Development from 1866-1940 and Mission Order Combat Illustrations from the 1870-71, 1914-18 and 1939-45 Wars ★★★ “Orders are not written out in the minutest detail, a mission is merely given the commander. How it shall be carried out is his problem. This is done because the commander on the ground is... Continua a leggere →
★★ Part 1: England: "Hurry up and proceed with caution!" In 1918, the British Empire was the world leader in both the development of armored equipment and tactics. The attitude prevalent at the time in most armies was still that the tank was a specialized infantry-support weapon useful in crossing entrenchments but not much else.... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 33 minutes "Commanders seize the initiative by acting . Without action, seizing the initiative is impossible. Faced with an uncertain situation, there is a natural tendency to hesitate and gather more information to reduce uncertainty. Waiting and gathering information might reduce uncertainty, but does not eliminate it. Waiting may even increase uncertainty while providing... Continua a leggere →
★★★★★ The Test of Battle and Further Development of Doctrine. The Anglo-French Entente spring offensive of 1917 began with a serious German defeat at Arras, but that was its high point. Subsequent British and French tactical gains and captures of men and matériel bore no relationship to the plans for a breakthrough, the hopes of... Continua a leggere →
★★★★★ The crisis of the battle of the Somme forced the German army to introduce new tactics.[1] By the start of the battle, German defensive methods had moved away from the pre-war system of establishing and holding one strong line. Doctrine issued in October 1915 called for the construction of at least two positions, far... Continua a leggere →
★★★ La guerra si fa con gli Eserciti, che sono lo scudo e l’ultima garanzia per la sopravvivenza culturale ed economica di uno Stato. Senza un Esercito, uno Stato non è nelle condizioni di proteggere i propri interessi o di progettare in sicurezza il proprio sviluppo, qualunque essi siano e ovunque essi siano. Ma gli... Continua a leggere →
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