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Tannenberg 1914 John Sweetman

Tannenberg 1914 By John Sweetman

Tannenberg 1914 by John Sweetman


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Summary

Did Russia's sacrifice save Britain and France from defeat in 1914?

Tannenberg 1914 Summary

Tannenberg 1914 by John Sweetman

In 1914 Russia's doomed Tsar, Nicholas II, ordered his armies to invade German territory as soon as they had mobilized. They moved faster than the Germans gave them credit for and panic stories of Cossacks running amok in East Prussia led the German High Command to call back two army corps from the invasion of France. The two Russian armies involved in the attack were led by generals that hated each other more than the Germans; their lack of cooperation and signal staff's tendency to transmit radio messages without bothering to encode them helped the Germans plan and execute a massive ambush. The Russian 2nd Army was annihilated and the Tsarist forces never recovered the initiative until their defeat in 1917.

About John Sweetman

Dr John Sweetman is Hon. Research Fellow at Keele University and former Head of Defence & International Affairs at Sandhurst. He has written many other books, incl. THE DAMBUSTERS RAID, also published by Cassell.

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GOR002503263
9780304356355
0304356352
Tannenberg 1914 by John Sweetman
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
20020613
240
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