{"product_id":"stormtroop-tactics-bruce-i-gudmundsson-9780275933289","title":"Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribing the radical transformation in German Infantry tactics that took place during World War I, this book presents the first detailed account of the evolution of stormtroop tactics available in English. It covers areas previously left unexplored: the German Infantry's tactical heritage, the squad's evolution as a tactical unit, the use of new weapons for close combat, the role of the elite assault units in the development of new tactics, and detailed descriptions of offensive battles that provided the inspiration and testing ground for this new way of fighting. Both a historical investigation and a standard of excellence in infantry tactics, \u003ci\u003eStormtroop Tactics\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for professional military officers and historians as well as enthusiasts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContrary to previous studies, \u003ci\u003eStormtroop Tactics\u003c\/i\u003e proposes that the German Infantry adaption to modern warfare was not a straightforward process resulting from the top down intervention of reformers but instead a bottom up phenomenon. It was an accumulation of improvisations and ways of dealing with pressing situations that were later sewn together to form what we now call Blitzkrieg. Focusing on action at the company, platoon, and squad level, Stormtroop Tactics provides a detailed description of the evolution of German defensive tactics during World War I--tactics that were the direct forbears of those used in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce I. Gudmundsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275933288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275933289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Bruce I. Gudmundsson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913539911935,"sku":"9780275933289","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7e52a89b-a2ba-4cea-b0c7-03d3e9b8ebfa.jpg?v=1680620937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stormtroop-tactics-bruce-i-gudmundsson-9780275933289","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}