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This is the finest history of German tactical innovation during the First World War I've come across. Bruce Gudmundsson has served as a Marine Corps officer, as did I, and his study provides the answers to those many questions that were floating around in our heads during those cold nights in the woods around Quantico. The German Stosstruppen were the originators of the infantry tactics still used to this day. Even modern special operations forces can trace their linage to these small units that formed after the failure of the great Schlieffen Plan. It was the decentralized character of the German Army, as the author points out, that was the true secret of German combat efficiency and innovation. Company grade officers were given responsibly for their units' training following only broad guidelines dictated from above. Gudmundsson traces the evolution of the German infantry company and battalion, the development of new weapon systems and the coordination of infantry and artillery to maximize offensive operations. He provides and explains the original German terms for the various tactical concepts and organizations. Quotes from the Stosstrupp commander Ernst Junger and others add an additional perspective. The only flaw I see in this otherwise superior book is the poor quality of the map illustrations, which provide little in the way of supporting information. The line and block charts on the other hand are useful. It's interesting to note that the reputation of the Stosstruppen or Sturmabteilungen was so great in Germany after the war, that the Nazis appropriated the latter term to describe their bands of uniformed thugs; an irony when considering that the original Stosstruppen included young German Jews and Poles who were more than ready to die for their Kaiser. I think a good companion to this book is the Osprey Warrior Series, German Stormtrooper 1914-1918 by Ian Drury and Gerry Embleton. This second volume provides photographs and color drawings of the weapons, troops and equipment discussed along with a bit of supplementary information.Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918 Overview

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