The memory of the First World War is still largely determined by the protracted positional battles and material battles in France and Belgium. However, this overlooks the fact that the First World War on the Eastern Front, in the Balkans, in the Near and Middle East, in Africa, as well as in its initial and final phases, even on the Western Front, was in part highly dynamic, with manoeuvre-rich operations.
"Beyond the material battles", this book therefore examines where, how and to what extent the First World War could be fought as a war of movement. Four questions are at the centre of interest: Under what conditions was mobile warfare possible in World War I? Which paths were taken to overcome the dilemma of the war of position? How far did their technical and logistical possibilities extend and what were their limits? Finally, the question arises to what extent mobile operations could have decided the First World War.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Müller, Christian Thomas
Title
Jenseits der Materialschlacht. Der Erste Weltkrieg als Bewegungskrieg
Details
20 bw-illustrations, 4 bw- and 16 coloured maps. 297 pp.
