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- Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 444 pages, 8 unumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "General Fritz von Lossberg (1868-1942) directed virtually all the major German defensive battles on the Western Front during the First World War. Hailed as "the Lion of the Defensive," he was an extremely influential military tactician and, unlike many other operations officers of his era, was quick to grasp the changes wrought by technology. Now available for the first time in English, Lossberg's memoir explains how he developed, tested, and implemented his central principles--flexibility, decentralized control, and counterattack--which were based on a need to adapt to shifting conditions on the battlefield. Lossberg first put his theory of elastic defense combined with defense-in-depth into practice during the Battle of Arras (April-May 1917), where it succeeded. At the Battle of Passchendaele (June-November 1917), his achievements on the field proved the feasibility of his strategy of employing a thinly manned front line that minimized the number of soldiers exposed to artillery fire. Lossberg's tactical modernizations have become essential components of army doctrine, and Lossberg's War: The World War I Memoirs of A German Chief of Staff will take readers inside the mind of one of the most significant military innovators of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Foreign military studies
- Uniform Title
- Meine Tätigkeit im Weltkriege 1914-1918. German (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Meine Tätigkeit im Weltkriege 1914-1918.
- World War I memoirs of a German Chief of Staff
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally published: Meine Tätigkeit im Weltkriege 1914-1918. Berlin : Mittler und Sohn, 1939.
- "Lossberg's 1939 prologue -- Chief of Staff of the XIII Army Corps -- Division Chief of the General Staff of the Supreme Command of the Field Army (OHL) -- Chief of the General Staff of the Third Army (Champagne, 1915) -- Chief of the General Staff of the Second Army (The Somme, 1916) -- Chief of the General Staff of the First Army (The Somme, 1916) -- Chief of the General Staff of the Sixth Army (Arras, 1917) -- Chief of the General Staff of the Fourth Army (Flanders, 1917) -- Chief of the General Staff of Army Group Boehn -- Chief of the General Staff of Army Group Duke Albrecht of Württemberg -- After the War -- Appendix A. Lossberg's Chronology -- Appendix B. Lossberg's Medals and Decorations 00 Appendix C. The Prussian/German staff system, 1806-1918."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2017032725
- OCLC
- ssj0001834064
- Author
Lossberg, Fritz von, 1868-1942.
- Title
Lossberg's war [electronic resource] : the World War I memoirs of a German Chief of Staff / Fritz von Lossberg ; edited and translated by Major General David T. Zabecki, USA (Ret.), and Lieutenant Colonel Dieter J. Biedekarken, USA (Ret.) ; Foreword by Holger H. Herwig.
- Imprint
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2017]
- Series
Foreign military studies
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access restricted to authorized users.
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Zabecki, David T.
Biedekarken, Dieter J.