The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics: Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933

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This study provides a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the interwar German army as a fighting organization. The book describes in detail the process by which the Reichswehr attempted the accomplishment of its principal task--that of defending Germany's borders, particularly those along the eastern frontier, from the end of the First World War until the formation of the Hitler cabinet in January 1933.

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Citino's work offers a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the inter-war German army as a fighting organization, describing in detail the process by which the Reichswehr, the armed forces of the Weimar Republic, attempted to prepare an effective defence of German territory against the threat of Polish attack down to 1933 and the advent of Nazi Germany.... Citino has produced a useful book that should be added to the shelf of anyone interested in the evolution of German and international military thought.-The International History Review
"Citino's work offers a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the inter-war German army as a fighting organization, describing in detail the process by which the Reichswehr, the armed forces of the Weimar Republic, attempted to prepare an effective defence of German territory against the threat of Polish attack down to 1933 and the advent of Nazi Germany.... Citino has produced a useful book that should be added to the shelf of anyone interested in the evolution of German and international military thought."-The International History Review

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ROBERT M. CITINO is Assistant Professor of History at Lake Erie College.