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German Assault Troops of World War I: Organization Tactics Weapons Equipment Orders of Battle Uniforms
Thomas Wictor
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Description for German Assault Troops of World War I: Organization Tactics Weapons Equipment Orders of Battle Uniforms
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 300 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2014. Organization Tactics Weapons Equipment Orders of Battle Uniforms. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 32. Weight: 2022.
This book covers the organization, tactics, weapons, equipment, orders of battle, and uniforms of official and unofficial units, from early raiding parties to formal assault battalions. Rare photos depict badges and insignia not previously known, while primary documents describing regulations and training are provided in their entirety. New information on the origin of shock tactics is presented, gleaned from German archives and not previously published in English. Specific operations on all fronts are included, along with extracts from German army manuals for shock-troop arms such as flamethrowers, mortars, machine guns, grenade launchers, assault artillery, and tanks.
This book covers the organization, tactics, weapons, equipment, orders of battle, and uniforms of official and unofficial units, from early raiding parties to formal assault battalions. Rare photos depict badges and insignia not previously known, while primary documents describing regulations and training are provided in their entirety. New information on the origin of shock tactics is presented, gleaned from German archives and not previously published in English. Specific operations on all fronts are included, along with extracts from German army manuals for shock-troop arms such as flamethrowers, mortars, machine guns, grenade launchers, assault artillery, and tanks.
Product Details
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
2013g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764340369
SKU
V9780764340369
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99-50
About Thomas Wictor
Thomas Wictor is the author of five books. A failed music journalist, failed military historian, failed novelist, failed ghostwriter, failed biographer, failed poet, failed essayist, failed rock musician, failed miniaturist, failed photographer, failed field representative for a document-retrieval service, failed delivery driver, failed temporary worker, failed voiceover actor, failed copyeditor, failed technical writer, failed editor of the world’s first online ... Read more
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