The War on the Civil and Military Fronts: The Lees Knowles Lectures on Military History for 1942
Cambridge: The University Press, 1942. First? Edition. First? Printing. 112, footnotes, slight foxing, front free endpaper has been removed, DJ somewhat soiled, some wear and small tears to DJ edges. The author was Colonel Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment, and Deputy Regional Commissioner, South-Western Region. Topics covered include the features and fundamentals of modern warfare, the employment of armored and mechanized forces in the offensive, the German doctrine of armored war and the defensive-offensive battle, the defense of Britain and the civil front, and the united front for total war. Thie book unites two streams of experience: the military experience of a professional soldier who has been a protagonist of machine-gun and armored warfare, and the civil experience derived from his present duties as a regional officer of civil defense. Condition: fair, fair to good.
Keywords: WWII, Modern Warfare, Blitzkrieg, Civil Defense, Air Raids, Civilian Morale, Bomb Damage, Mechanized Warfare, Armored Forces
[Book #50773]
Price: $75.00