Military Writings"This important new book makes some of Schlieffen's more important texts available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Robert Foley provides translations of Schlieffen's staff rides and other publications, as well as some rarely seen selections from the archives. Each selection is fully annotated, putting the document into context for the modern reader. The texts reproduced here include 'On War of Today', 'Cannae', 'Million-Man Armies' and 'Schlieffen's Last Kriegsspiel'. The book also includes a section of contemporary photographs. This book will be indispensable reading for all serious students of German military history and the First World War and will also appeal to the informed general reader."--BOOK JACKET. |
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1st Army 2nd Army 3rd Army 4th Army advance Alfred von Schlieffen annihilation army's artillery attack August Austrian battalions battle Belgian Berlin Cannae Cavalry Division Chief commander crossed decisive defeat defend deployed deployment Deutsche direction E.S. Mittler east encirclement enemy's envelopment Feldherr Field Marshal fight fortified fortress France Franco-German War Freiherr French army Friedrich Friedrich von Bernhardi front Generalstab German 2nd Army German army German forces Germany's Graf Guard Corps Helmuth von Moltke II Army Corps Infantry Division intended Kriegsspiel Landwehr Landwehr brigades left flank left wing Luxemburg manoeuvre Metz Meuse military Moselle Napoleon Narev Army Netze Army Niemen Army Oberstleutnant offensive operations position possible problems pushed rear reinforced Rendsburg reserve corps reserve divisions retreat right bank right wing river Russian army Saar Schlieffen Plan Staff Ride strength subordinates success superior task tion troops units victory Vistula Wilhelm Wilhelm Groener XX Army Corps