This is the first in-depth comparison of German and British infantry tactics, training, and leadership techniques during World War I. Samuels' study undercuts some traditional views about the reasons for German successes and British failures during the Great War and points to how different value systems in the two countries affected their military prowess. This historical study of the doctrines underlying the British and German strategies and their implementation is intended for students of military history and contemporary military strategy. This history first analyzes the development of German infantry tactics and the role of the Storm Battalions and then examines the British attempt to adopt the German defensive systems and points to reasons for flaws in the British doing so. In comparing and contrasting the British and German armies, Samuels outlines the key concepts on which the German defensive system was based and analyzes how forces were trained and leadership was decentralized to produce a dynamic and flexible system. British efforts to adopt the key concepts failed because leadership was centralized and poor training contributed also to combat ineffectiveness.
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“An insightful volume that explains much about the tactical workings of the Western Front. While of greatest interest to the specialist of the period, the volume offers important insights to the professional officer, especially in the complex interworkings of doctrine and tactics.”–Military Review
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MARTIN SAMUELS is studying for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. His Ph.D. thesis in Military Studies will be on command in the German and British Armies, 1864-1918, and a degree will be awarded by the University of Manchester.
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immediate counterstroke, rearward zone, outpost zone, armoured shields, position warfare, storm battalions, empty battlefield, defended localities, directive command, forward zone, defensive doctrine, parent formations, front battalion, linear formations, defensive zone, infantry gun, higher commanders, stick grenade, attacking infantry, restrictive control, assault tactics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Army, British Army, First World War, Western Front, British Official History, Captain Wynne, New Army, Sturmabteilung Kalsow, Oberst Bauer, Second World War, Sturmabteilung Rohr, Active Divisions, Boer War, General Ludendorff, John Terraine, Leere des Gefechtfeldes, Manchester Hill, Neuve Chapelle, Sentry Group, British Fifth Army, Guy Chapman, Territorial Force, Armee Abt, Defensive Measures, Division Defence Scheme New!
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immediate counterstroke, rearward zone, outpost zone, armoured shields, position warfare, storm battalions, empty battlefield, defended localities, directive command, forward zone, defensive doctrine, parent formations, front battalion, linear formations, defensive zone, infantry gun, higher commanders, stick grenade, attacking infantry, restrictive control, assault tactics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Army, British Army, First World War, Western Front, British Official History, Captain Wynne, New Army, Sturmabteilung Kalsow, Oberst Bauer, Second World War, Sturmabteilung Rohr, Active Divisions, Boer War, General Ludendorff, John Terraine, Leere des Gefechtfeldes, Manchester Hill, Neuve Chapelle, Sentry Group, British Fifth Army, Guy Chapman, Territorial Force, Armee Abt, Defensive Measures, Division Defence Scheme New!
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