Campaign Tannenberg 1914 Paperback

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Explore the Eastern Front battle that resulted in one of the greatest defeats of WorldWar I, in which an entire Russian army was annihilated by German arms.Tannenberg is a major battle that deserves a fully illustrated treatment all of its own, andfor the first time this book brings the epic Eastern Front clash to life in visual detail. Noother book on this topic walks you through the action like this one, using detailed mapsto provide unit locations and movements and help explain key command decisions,while period photographs and colour battlescenes put soldiering back at the core of theevents by revealing the military material culture of the opposing sides.Michael McNally guides you through the initial border engagements and the battles ofGumbinnen and Stallupönen, before moving on to explore the massive, often confusedrunning battle of Tannenberg in easy to follow and concise detail. This work helps youunderstand how the Germans managed to maul Samsonov’s Second Army and all butdestroyed the Russians as a fighting force. The Russian war plan of usingoverwhelming numbers to gain a quick victory before conducting further operationswould soon lie in pieces on the ground. It also assesses the contribution moderntechnology – such as railways, aerial reconnaissance, radio and telegraphy – made tothe emphatic German victory.Sales and Marketing HighlightsTannenberg is the definitive Eastern Front battle of World War I, with over halfa million troops involved.Buoyed by its historical resonance with the original battle between theTeutonic Knights and the PolishCommonwealth in 1410, the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg has deep historicalresonances, especially given thenature of the German victory and the disparity in the forces involved.This work draws on original source materials in both German and Russian tocreate a must-have resource on this pivotal battle, including a comprehensiveorder of battle section.