David M Glantz: 19 books

Book cover of The Soviet Airborne Experience [Illustrated Edition]
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

[Includes 36 maps and 10 tables] Deep battle, a major element in both U.S. and Soviet doctrine, is a tenet that emphasizes destroying, suppressing, or disorganizing enemy forces not only at the line of contact, but throughout the depth of the battlefield. Airborne forces are a primary instrument...
Book cover of When Titans Clashed

When Titans Clashed

How the Red Army Stopped Hitler

by David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015

On first publication, this uncommonly concise and readable account of Soviet Russia's clash with Nazi Germany utterly changed our understanding of World War II on Germany's Eastern Front, immediately earning its place among top-shelf histories of the world war. Revised and updated to reflect recent...
Book cover of Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa

Hitler's Invasion of Russia 1941

by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011

From a world expert on Hitler's war in Russia, this book on the operation that changed the course of World War II includes updated information on casualty numbers and opposing forces Here, David Glantz challenges the time-honored explanation that poor weather, bad terrain, and Hitler's faulty strategic...
Book cover of Barbarossa Derailed: The Battle for Smolensk 10 July-10 September 1941 Volume 1. The German Advance The Encirclement Battle and the First and Second Soviet Counteroffensives 10 July-24 August 1941
by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010

At dawn on 10 July 1941 massed tanks and motorized infantry of German Army Group Center's Second and Third Panzer Groups crossed the Dnepr and Western Dvina Rivers beginning what Adolf Hitler the Führer of Germany's Third Reich and most German officers and soldiers believed would be a triumphal march...
Book cover of Soviet Military Operational Art

Soviet Military Operational Art

In Pursuit of Deep Battle

by Colonel David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level and its connection with deep battle, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its refinement and application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945.
Book cover of Soviet Military Intelligence in War
by Colonel David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013

This text is the second of three volumes written by Colonel Glantz on the contribution of intelligence and deception operations to the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. It examines the area where intelligence and operations overlap; the nature of co-ordination between the two; and the support provided...
Book cover of August Storm: Soviet Tactical And Operational Combat In Manchuria, 1945 [Illustrated Edition]
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

[Includes 19 tables, 7 figures, 41 maps] To be successful, a strategic military operation requires careful planning and meticulous execution. History applauds the commander who orchestrates the operation, and major subordinate commanders share in the glory. In reality, however, commanders and...
Book cover of Soviet Defensive Tactics At Kursk, July 1943
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

In his classic work, On War, Carl von Clausewitz wrote, “As we shall show, defense is a stronger form of fighting than attack.” A generation of nineteenth century officers, nurtured on the study of the experiences of Napoleon and conditioned by the wars of German unification, had little reason...
Book cover of The Great Patriotic War And The Maturation Of Soviet Operational Art 1941-1945
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

This report examines the development of the Soviet Army’s operational art against the Germans during World War 2. It examines the reconstruction and reorganization of the Soviet military forces after Hitler’s invasion, the development and coordination of military tactics on the various fronts and the deployment of forces for defense or attack in several battles.
Book cover of The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front, 22 June - August 1941

The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front, 22 June - August 1941

Proceedings Fo the Fourth Art of War Symposium, Garmisch, October, 1987

by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

Beginning with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, this volume draws upon eye-witness German accounts supplemented with German archival and detailed Soviet materials. Formerly classified Soviet archival materials has been incorporated.
Book cover of From the Don to the Dnepr

From the Don to the Dnepr

Soviet Offensive Operations, December 1942 - August 1943

by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014

This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943. The lessons learned by the Soviet Army from these experiences helped design the military steamroller that decimated the German panzer divisions at Kursk in the Summer of 1943.
Book cover of After Stalingrad: The Red Army's Winter Offensive 1942-1943

After Stalingrad: The Red Army's Winter Offensive 1942-1943

The Red Army's Winter Offensive, 1942-1943

by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011

In the wake of the Red Army's signal victory at Stalingrad, which began when its surprise counteroffensive encircled German Sixth Army in Stalingrad region in mid-November 1942 and ended when its forces liquidated beleaguered Sixth Army in early February 1943, the Soviet High Command (Stavka) expanded...
Book cover of The Fundamentals Of Soviet 'Razvedka' (Intelligence/Reconnaissance)
by Colonel David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Intelligence, simply defined as knowledge of the enemy and his intentions, is seldom a decisive factor in war. It does not alter the strength of contending armies and the overall war aims of contending states, and it may have little effect on the planning and conduct of operations. A force which lacks...
Book cover of Barbarossa Derailed. Volume 3

Barbarossa Derailed. Volume 3

The Documentary Companion. Tables, Orders and Reports prepared by participating Red Army forces

by David M. Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2014

Volume 3, the Documentary Companion to Barbarossa Derailed, contains the documentary evidence for the two volumes of narrative. In addition to key Führer Directives issued by Adolf Hitler to provide direction to his forces during the Barbarossa Campaign, as well as vital orders issued by German Army...
12
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy