Deze auteur is een Amerikaanse militaire historicus en gepensioneerde beroepsofficier. Zijn werk richt zich op militaire geschiedenis en strategie. Hij vertaalt zijn uitgebreide kennis en ervaring naar meeslepende en informatieve analyses. Zijn schrijfstijl wordt gewaardeerd om zijn diepgang en begrip van militaire conflicten.
An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940. • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association
Colonel Doughty (US Army and West Point) examines the German victory at Sedan, which has generally been viewed as testament to an innovative and invincible German war machine. Through detailed analysis of both French and German battle records, he reconstructs the battle and reveals, not a new and superior weaponry or war machine, but efficient technical and procedural use of the German infantry. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.