Prelude to Blitzkrieg

Informationen zum Autor Michael B. Barrett was Professor of History at The Citadel for over thirty-five years, and is Brigadier General (ret.), U.S. Army Reserve. He is author of Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands (IUP, 2008). Klappentext Prelude to Blitzkrieg tells the story of this largely ignored campaign to determine why it did not devolve into the mud and misery of trench warfare, so ubiquitous elsewhere. "Michael Barrett's Prelude to Blitzkrieg is an important addition to First World War studies. Well researched and well written, Prelude to Blitzkrieg not only elucidates a thus far obscure First World War campaign, it also indicates the direction of tactics to come in the Second World War. Barrett effectively belies the traditional assumption that the First World War was slow and static and demonstrates that at least in the 1916 Romanian campaign it was a struggle of maneuver and speed. Utilizing sources from both sides of the conflict, Barrett skillfully covers the three main aspects of the Romanian campaign of 1916. These include the Romanian invasion of Transylvania, the Bulgarian-German-Ottoman invasion of Dobrogea, and the Austro-German invasion of Romania." --Richard C. Hall, Georgia Southwestern State University--Richard C. Hall, Georgia Southwestern State University Zusammenfassung Tells the story of a largely ignored campaign to determine why it did not devolve into the mud and misery of trench warfare Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps Preface List of Selected Abbreviations 1. Romania Enters the War 2. The Central Powers Respond 3. The First Dobrogea Campaign 4. Clearing Transylvania 5. The Second Dobrogea Campaign 6. Stalemate in the Mountains 7. Moldavia: The Forgotten Front 8. The Drive across Walachia 9. The Fall of Bucharest and the End of the 1916 Campaign 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index ...

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Prelude to Blitzkrieg tells the story of this largely ignored campaign to determine why it did not devolve into the mud and misery of trench warfare, so ubiquitous elsewhere.

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Tells the story of a largely ignored campaign to determine why it did not devolve into the mud and misery of trench warfare

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List of Maps
Preface
List of Selected Abbreviations

1. Romania Enters the War
2. The Central Powers Respond
3. The First Dobrogea Campaign
4. Clearing Transylvania
5. The Second Dobrogea Campaign
6. Stalemate in the Mountains
7. Moldavia: The Forgotten Front
8. The Drive across Walachia
9. The Fall of Bucharest and the End of the 1916 Campaign
10. Conclusion
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index