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Battle Group!: German Kampfgruppen Action in World War Two (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (Paperback)

by James Lucas (Author) "Helmuth von Moltke, the famous German military commander of the 19th century, wrote "...no plan of operations will ever extend, with any sort of certainty,..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; Re-issue edition (6 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304354554
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304354559
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 863,022 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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James Lucas is known for his close studies of the German soldier The German army at war makes for powerful reading Bravery even in the days of inevitable defeat This is the first significant history of the Kampfgruppen

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James Lucas fought with the British infantry in the Second World War. He has long since established a reputation as a popular historian with a particular interest in good soldiering. Battle Group! Is one of a number of books about his former enemy.
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Helmuth von Moltke, the famous German military commander of the 19th century, wrote "...no plan of operations will ever extend, with any sort of certainty, beyond the first encounter with the hostile main force", and also stated that success in battle was gained through the commander's ability "...to recognise the changed situation, to order its foreseeable course and to execute this energetically...". Read the first page
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1.0 out of 5 stars Too much narrative, not enough analysis, 8 Feb 2002
It would be very pleasant if the author of this book wrote less like a boys' own comic book and more like a real historian; the subject is interesting and colouful enough not to need the style Lucas employs. Worse, the style ain't up to much either. Perhaps the exclamation mark in the title should have given the game away. I hoped it was homage to Achtung- Panzer! written by one of the architects of modern mobile warfare, Heinz Guderian.

Lucas could also do with cutting down the number of studies of battle group operations and instead engaging fewer in some more depth. We are left with a large array of bare sketches, with few real details and little real understanding as to why battle groups were so important or effective.

This is a book written by an enthusiast, and its quality and scholarship reflect it.

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