Attack: A Study Of Blitzkrieg Tactics

by F.O. Miksche, Tom Wintringham (Introduction)

"" A Study of Blitzkrieg Tactics"" by F. O. Miksche is a comprehensive analysis of the tactics used by the German military during World War II. The book explores the concept of blitzkrieg, or lightning war, which involved a rapid and overwhelming attack that aimed to quickly defeat the enemy. Miksche examines the different components of blitzkrieg, including the use of tanks, artillery, and aircraft, as well as the importance of coordination and communication between different units. He also looks at the psychological and strategic elements of the tactic, such as the use of surprise and the exploitation of weaknesses in the enemy's defenses.Throughout the book, Miksche draws on examples from the German military's campaigns in Europe to illustrate the effectiveness of blitzkrieg tactics. He also analyzes the weaknesses and limitations of the approach, including the difficulty of sustaining a rapid advance over long distances and the vulnerability of tanks and other armored vehicles to enemy fire.Overall, "" A Study of Blitzkrieg Tactics"" provides a detailed and insightful analysis of one of the most important military strategies of the 20th century. It is a valuable resource for military historians, strategists, and anyone interested in the history of World War II.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

292 pages, Paperback

Published September 10, 2010

About the author

Ferdinand Otto Miksche was an officer in the Czechoslovakian Army, the British Army, and ultimately the French Army; and was also a prolific author on politico-military subjects. He attended the (Austro-Hungarian) Imperial Military College, and also the Ludovika Military Academy in Budapest; he began his service with the Czechoslovakian Army in 1927. After serving with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, he returned to Czechoslovakia. He escaped his fallen country at the end of the 1930s, and spent WWII in various positions with the Allied Forces. He served for some time during the war on the personal staff of General de Brigade Charles De Gaulle, and became advisor on central European affairs to SHAEF in 1945. After the war, he was appointed Czechoslovakian Military Attaché for both France & Belgium, but after the communist regime took power in Czechoslovakia in 1948, he accepted a commission in the French Army. In 1950, he became a professor at the Portuguese Insituto de Altos Estudos Militares. In 1955 he went back to France and was posted as a Military Engineer Officer in the French Army Defense Office, DEFA (Direction des Etudes et fabrication d'Armements). He continued to write on politico-military affairs right up to the late 1980s, and his widely read & influential books were eventually published in at least ten different languages.