Storm of Steel : The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919-1939.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (336 pages)
- Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series .
- Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Unfinished Machine, 1919-1923 -- 2. Materiel or Morale? : The Debate over the Mechanization of War fare, 1923-1927 -- 3. Technology Triumphant: Early German-Soviet Collaboration, 1927-1929 -- 4. Consensus and Conflict, 1930-1931 -- 5. A New Confidence? : The End of Collaboration, 1932-1933 -- 6. Trading Places, 1934-1936 -- 7. The Evidence of Small Wars: Armor Doctrine in Practice, 1936-1939 -- Epilogue: Armor Doctrine and Large Wars, 1939-1941 -- List of Abbreviations -- Index.
In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed in Germany and the Soviet Union between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle.
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Tank warfare. Military doctrine -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Military doctrine -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.