On the German Art of War : : Truppenführung / / ed. by Bruce Condell, David T. Zabecki.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• HerausgeberIn: Condell, Bruce,; Zabecki, David T.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Condell, Bruce.; Zabecki, David T.
• MitwirkendeR: Corum, James S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The Art of War
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

Truppenführung, the twentieth-century equivalent of Sun Tzu's Art of War, served as the basic manual for the German army from 1934 to the end of World War II. This astonishing document provided the doctrinal framework for blitzkrieg and, as a consequence, for the victories of Hitler's armies. Rather than giving German military leaders a "cookbook" on how to win battles, Truppenführung offered instead a set of intellectual tools to be applied to complex and continually changing battle conditions. The keys to understanding the psychology, philosophy, and social values of the German army that fought World War II are to be found here. This first complete English-language translation is annotated to help the contemporary reader understand its military and social context.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION -- Truppenführung, Part I: 1933 -- INTRODUCTION -- I ORDER OF BATTLE AND TASK ORGANIZATION -- II COMMAND -- III RECONNAISSANCE -- IV SECURITY -- V MARCHES -- VI ATTACK -- VII PURSUIT -- VIII THE DEFENSIVE -- IX DISENGAGEMENT AND WITHDRAWAL -- X DELAYING ACTION -- XI COMBAT UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS -- XII QUARTERING -- XIII CAVALRY -- Truppenführung, Part II: 1934 -- XIV ARMORED COMBAT VEHICLES -- XV AIR FORCES -- XVI AIR DEFENSE UNITS -- XVII COMMUNICATIONS -- XVIII CHEMICALWARFARE -- XIX SMOKE -- XX OBSTACLES -- XXI ARMORED TRAINS -- XXII TRANSPORTATION -- XXIII LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS -- LIST OF ORIGINAL ANNEXES -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A: GERMAN INFANTRY DIVISION, 1937–1938 -- APPENDIX B: NOTATIONAL GERMAN PANZER DIVISION, 1935–1937 -- APPENDIX C: GERMAN DIVISIONAL STAFF, 1937–1938 -- APPENDIX D: CONTENTS OF U.S. ARMY FM 100-5 FIELD SERVICE REGULATIONS: OPERATIONS (1940) -- APPENDIX E: GERMAN ANALYSIS OF U.S. FIELD SERVICE REGULATIONS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE BOOK