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"One of the most important emerging issues in military history is
the impact of strategic theories on the conduct of war. In this
book, Wallach focuses on the writings of Karl von Clausewitz and
Alfred von Schlieffen to determine the extent to which they
influenced the German conduct of the two world wars. Wallach
recognizes the distinction between conduct that merely conforms to
certain ideas and that which is affected by those ideas, and is
careful not to overstate his case. His conclusions, therefore, are
all the more convincing. They enhance understanding of the
doctrinal underpinnings of the army's unique position in German
politics as well as those principles that guided its operations....
[this] is a clear, well-written, and valuable contribution to the
knowledge of those conflicts."-Choice
?One of the most important emerging issues in military history is
the impact of strategic theories on the conduct of war. In this
book, Wallach focuses on the writings of Karl von Clausewitz and
Alfred von Schlieffen to determine the extent to which they
influenced the German conduct of the two world wars. Wallach
recognizes the distinction between conduct that merely conforms to
certain ideas and that which is affected by those ideas, and is
careful not to overstate his case. His conclusions, therefore, are
all the more convincing. They enhance understanding of the
doctrinal underpinnings of the army's unique position in German
politics as well as those principles that guided its operations....
[this] is a clear, well-written, and valuable contribution to the
knowledge of those conflicts.?-Choice
?This book is highly recommended for both the general reader and
the professional soldier seeking to gain a sharper perspective on
the fallacy of imposing fixed systems of command on the conduct of
war.?-Infantry
"This book is highly recommended for both the general reader and
the professional soldier seeking to gain a sharper perspective on
the fallacy of imposing fixed systems of command on the conduct of
war."-Infantry
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