Fighting Power: German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945 / Edition 1

by Martin van Creveld

Overview

Analyses the performance of two key parties engaged in fighting during World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313233333
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/28/1982
Series:	Contributions in Military Studies , #32
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Martin van Creveld was born in the Netherlands in 1946 and has lived in Israel from 1950. Having studied in Jerusalem and London, since 1971 he has been on the faculty of the History Department, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A specialist in military history and strategy, he is the author of 20 books, including The Land of Blood and Honey and Defending Israel, and has appeared regularly on CBS, CNN and the BBC.

Editorial Reviews

Martin van Crevald has produced yet another provocative book that … is bound to stimulate discussion. … With the aid of almost sixty tables and figures van Crevald conducts a sophisticated analysis of measurements and calculations, juxtaposing the Wehrmacht to the U.S. Army in order to establish where the secret of the former's superior efficiency lay in scoring more kills than the enemy. …van Crevald proceeds in a more sober and systematic way to look into a wide range of categories: social status, structure and mobility, army organization and administration, rewards and punishments, and the role of noncommissioned officers and of the officer corps.” —American Historical Review

“In this study, Van Creveld analyzes the ways in which the WWII German Army developed the fighting power that allowed them to achieve a number of military victories even when outnumbered and using outdated equipment. He compares and contrasts the Germans with the U.S. Army, which developed a different style of war based on superior economic and technological resources. Coverage includes organizational elements such as principles of command, assignment of manpower, and indoctrination of troops. This is a reprint of a volume originally published in 1982.” —Reference & Research Book News

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