Total war. Breaking out of a positional deadlock.
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The rules of conducting total war, based on the personal experience of one of the greatest military leaders in history, who revolutionized tactics in 20th-century warfare.
General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937) rejected the legendary definition by Clausewitz that "War is the continuation of politics by other means," stating: "Politics must serve the conduct of war." It was this deputy chief of staff of the Imperial German Army who found a way out of the positional deadlock - the "meat grinder" that ground up soldiers, and planned the most successful offensive of World War I. During the Spring Offensive of 1918, or Ludendorff's Offensive, the German army achieved its greatest successes on the Western Front since 1914, far surpassing the results of the Entente countries.
This book brings together for the first time both Ludendorff's theoretical thoughts and his famous memoirs. In them, he impartially analyzes all the battles of the Great War in which he participated and planned, propaganda issues, the relationship between the front and the home front, the relations between Germany and its allies, the reasons for defeat in the war, and much more.
Author:
Author:Erich Ludendorff
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Military Books
- Category:Drama
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x4.7 cm
Series:
Series:The Art of War. Military Wisdom
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-9955-1158-8
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