Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare (Modern War Studies) - Hardcover

Citino, Robert M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0700613005 ISBN 13: 9780700613007

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 2004

Synopsis

When Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning operational achievement left a lasting impression on military commanders throughout the world, even if their own operations were rarely executed as effectively. Robert Citino analyzes military campaigns from the second half of the twentieth century to further demonstrate the difficulty of achieving decisive results at the operational level. Offering detailed operational analyses of actual campaigns, Citino describes how UN forces in Korea enjoyed technological and air superiority but found the enemy unbeatable; provides analyses of Israeli operational victories in successive wars until the Arab states finally grasped the realities of operational-level warfare in 1973; and tells how the Vietnam debacle continued to shape U.S. doctrine in surprising ways, Looking beyond major-power conflicts, he also reveals the lessons of India's blitzkrieg-like drive into Pakistan in 1971 and of the senseless bloodletting of the Iran-Iraq War.

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About the Author

Robert M. Citino is professor of history at Eastern Michigan University. His other books include Quest for Decisive Victory; From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940; The Path of Blitzkrieg; Doctrine and Training in the German Army, 1920-1939; and Armored Forces; A History and Sourcebook.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700613005
• ISBN 13: 9780700613007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424