War Diaries and Other Papers. Volume two
Volume 2 of 2. Max Hoffmann was Chief of Staff to Von Prittwitz, the aristocratic General charged with defending Germany's East Prussian heartland at the outbreak of the Great War. Prittwitz was as inept as his name suggests, and when the Russians steamrollered west far faster than the Germans...
Основен автор: | Hoffmann, Max, 1869-1927. |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Luton :
Andrews UK,
2012.
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Print version::
War Diaries and Other Papers - Volume 2. |
Резюме: |
Volume 2 of 2. Max Hoffmann was Chief of Staff to Von Prittwitz, the aristocratic General charged with defending Germany's East Prussian heartland at the outbreak of the Great War. Prittwitz was as inept as his name suggests, and when the Russians steamrollered west far faster than the Germans had expected, he panicked and sought permission to retreat behind the River Vistula. But Hoffman kept his head and conceived a bold scheme to attack and annihilate the Russian advance. This was the ope ... |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (398 pages) |
ISBN: |
9781847342263 1847342264 |