The Blitzkrieg Myth: How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II

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Автор: John Mosier

Название: The Blitzkrieg Myth: How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II

Издательство: Harper Collins

Год: 2003

ISBN: 0060009764

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 338

Размер: 122 Mb

Язык: English

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Mosier argues that the supposedly revolutionary concept of blitzkrieg has been overrated and that most of the victories on both sides were the result of conventional military tactics. He argues that the armored breakthrough in World War II always failed because defending armies could either shift to react or retreat out of the way. Mosier "forgets" to mention the Italians at Beda Fomm in February 1941, or the Russians in the Summer and Fall of 1941, or the Germans at Stalingrad in 1942/1943. These armies were completely destroyed after being cut off by rapid combined arms advances. The rest of his argument is only partially true, and Mosier qualifies his statement in some places by adding that occasionally the defenders would have to abandon their equipment and vehicles in order to avoid an armored thrust.