Piercing the Fog of War
The Theory and Practice of Command in the British and German Armies, 1918-1940
Published on 14. May 2019
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-1-911628-90-3 (ISBN)
Description
Anglophone and German military literature is fascinated by the Wehrmacht's command system, especially the practice of Auftragstaktik. There are many descriptions of the doctrine, and examinations of its historical origins, yet few consider the different approaches to command in the context of a fundamental characteristic of warfare - friction. This
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Solihull
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 b/w maps, 4 b/w diagrams, 14 tables
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
848 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911628-90-3 (9781911628903)
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Martin Samuels gained his PhD in Military Studies at the University of Manchester. He entered the UK public service and has subsequently filled roles at national, regional and local level in a variety of organisations in the civil service, National Health Service, and local government. He is currently an executive director for an urban unitary council. Having returned to the field of military studies in 2010, he has been surprised to find that his analysis of military command approaches has had an impact on his own practice as a senior leader.