![[Book #72859] Atomic Weapons and Armies. F. O. Miksche](https://groundzerobooksltd.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
New York: Praeger, 1955. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 222, [2] pages. Maps. Diagrams. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling and corners bumped. Largely a study of the effect of tactical atomic weapons on the tactics and organization of armies. In the author's view the Western Powers are basing their strategy on bombs that are too big and on armies that are too small. More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. Second Edition [stated] Third Impression [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 8.25 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. 249, [3] pages. Contains 37 Diagrams. May be missing front end paper as pagination is 'off' by one sheet (two page numbers). Preface; Introduction by Tom Wintringham; Two Doctrines; The Spanish Laboratory; Thrust and Pocket Tactics; Battle on Narrow Fronts; The Air Arm Over Battle; The Panzer Divisions; Panzers at Work; Tactics of Combat Teams; Artillery Decentralized; Principles of Defence; Islands of Resistance; Web Defence; The Counter-Blitz; Appendix 1; Appendix II; Appendix III; and an Index. This copy once belonged to Lt. Edgar T. Martin, Signal Corps who was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London in June, 1942. Notation of same on half-title page. Ferdinand Otto Miksche was an officer in the Czechoslovakian Army, the British Army, and ultimately the French Army; and was also a prolific author on politico-military subjects. He attended the (Austro-Hungarian) Imperial Military College, and also the LudovMore. More