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The battle of Tannenberg (August 27–30,
1914) opened World War I with a decisive German victory over
Russia—indeed the Kaiser’s only clear-cut victory in a
non-attritional battle during four years of war. In this first
paperback edition of the classic work, historian Dennis Showalter
analyzes this battle’s causes, effects, and implications for
subsequent German military policy. The author carefully guides the
reader through what actually happened on the battlefield, from its
grand strategy down to the level of improvised squad actions.
Examining the battle in the context of contemporary diplomatic,
political, and economic affairs, Showalter also reviews both
armies’ social settings and military doctrine, and shows how the
battle may be understood as a case study of problems that military
organizations face in the initial stages of a major war. In
addition, he demolishes many myths about the battle, such as the
supposed superiority of the German military, the animosity among
Russian field commanders, and the assumption that the Germans
viewed their opponents as a horde of uniformed illiterates.
Tannenberg’s mystique later served the Weimar Republic and Third
Reich propagandists. For years its legends helped to shape German
nationalist ideology and military policy. In 1941, Hitler’s
Wehrmacht grossly underestimated Soviet military capability,
leading to disaster in World War II. |
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