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The German Army Guerrilla Warfare: Pocket Manual, 1939–45 (The Pocket Manual Series) Kindle Edition

by Charles D. Melson (Author), Charles Melson (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
An exploration of German World War II small-scale military strategy, edited by the former chief historian of the U.S. Marines.
 
While small wars are not new, how they should be fought by a modern industrial nation is still very much a matter for debate. It is thus worth paying heed now to the experiences of another power which once encountered the same problems. This pocket manual examines German analysis of the problem, covering experiences from the Napoleonic era to the Third Reich, based upon the historical analysis, Kleinkrieg, provided to the German High Command by Arthur Ehrhardt in 1935 (republished in 1942 and 1944), and the Bandenbekampfung (Fighting the Guerrilla Bands) document provided to Germany’s OKW in 1944. In both, conditions that were specific to broader military operations were separated from circumstances in occupation campaigns, and the new background in the German experience in suppressing rebellion during the Second World War is presented.
 
Avoiding ideological biases, this manual examines the purely military problem as seen by professionals. Rediscovered and presented in English, these German thoughts on how best to fight small wars have been edited and annotated by Charles D. Melson, former chief historian for the U.S. Marine Corps.
 
“The German attitude to guerrilla war was far more complex than stereotypical brutality for the sake of brutality.” —Stephen G. Fritz, PhD, author of Ostkrieg
 
“A highly accessible introduction to an important, but frequently neglected, aspect of German military history as well for those interested in guerrilla warfare.” —Bruce I. Gudmundsson, PhD, U.S. Marine Corps University, author of On Artillery
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  1. Part of series
    The Pocket Manual Series
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    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Casemate
  5. Publication date
    November 19, 2019
  6. File size
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“a highly accessible introduction to an important, but frequently neglected, aspect of German military history as well for those interested in guerrilla warfare.”
Bruce I. Gudmundsson, PhD, U.S. Marine Corps University, author of "On Artillery"

“The German attitude to guerrilla war was far more complex than stereotypical brutality for the sake of brutality.”
Stephen G. Fritz, PhD, author of "Ostkrieg"

“contains a wealth of informative detail in a readable form and the fact that it pulls together several core strands and assessments of the German approach to COIN operations within one relatively succinct book is admirable.”
David Stone, author of "Fighting for the Fatherland: Hitler’s Army 1939–1945"

About the Author

Charles D. “Chuck” Melson served as the Chief Historian for the U.S. Marine Corps, at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, DC, and the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. His military service included 25 years as a U.S. Marine. For some 23 years he wrote, co-authored, or edited official publications and series. Chuck was also a joint historian with the U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. He received the General Edwin Simmons-Henry Shaw Award for public historians, the General Leonard Chapman Medal for professional military educators, and the commemorative Rhodesian Independence Medal.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YCV5FHP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Casemate; Annotated edition (November 19, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 19, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 22.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
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  • DPov
    4.0 out of 5 stars Details of WWII German Army counterinsurgency
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
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    This book provides analysis and background regarding German philosophies on the importance of guerrilla warfare, and a practical approach to counterinsurgency as applied by the Germans in WWII. It helps if reader at least has a passing understanding of the conflicts on the European continent, from the Napoleonic era and subsequent wars in which Germany may have played a part. It highlights some of the concepts of guerrilla warfare and cautionary moments in history that the major Western powers have failed to grasp in post-WWII conflicts (i.e. Vietnam, Afghanistan). It does tend to be quite academic and long-winded in some places, which armchair generals will no doubt appreciate, challenging the attention span of the reader.
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