Название: Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck
Автор: Hermann Balck, David T. Zabecki
Издательство: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813161266
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 578
Размер: 10,9 МБ
Язык: Английский
German general Hermann Balck (1897–1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or "mission command." However, because he declined to participate in the U.S. Army's military history debriefing program, today he is known only to serious students of the war.
Drawing heavily on his meticulously kept wartime journals, Balck discusses his childhood and his career through the First and Second World Wars. His memoir details the command decision-making process as well as operations on the ground during crucial battles, including the Battle of the Marne in World War I and his incredible victories against a larger and better-equipped Soviet army at the Chir River in World War II.