BLITZKRIEG TO DESERT STORM: THE EVOLUTION OF OPERATIONAL WARFARE/ROBERT M. CITINO

dc.creator	Cadene Nabbie
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:38Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/38-2-97
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a83129952f2649ce8fc287e66ec3e5a0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8366
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/a83129952f2649ce8fc287e66ec3e5a0
dc.description	Robert Michael Citino is an American history professor, scholar and author specialising in German military history. This extensive work on German military history and the credentials of the author make the book a credible source of information. The book seems biased in depicting the German military as the best but if one is acquainted with military history, it is a bias that could be justified.<br />Citino states boldly in the introduction that the German invasion of France in May 1940 should be seen as a day that changed the world. The magnificent skill employed by the German military indeed represented a profound contrast to the disease of stalemates infecting militaries before the Second World War. The invasion did not change the world; instead, it brought about an increased awareness of the importance of the operational level of war, a dimension of warfare previously neglected. The German operational effectiveness represented an evolution rather than a revolution in operational thinking. Although revolutions may have specific dates attached to them, evolutions do not. The Germans were successful in adapting their operational thinking to new demands. This adaptation did not occur in May 1940. It was a process which included war simulations and various other developments. Although Citino’s statement that the “world changed in May 1940” and other such statements referring to a “revolution” may be flawed, the rest of the book certainly is not. The “evolutionary” concept is definitely captured throughout the book.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/97
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 38, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	BLITZKRIEG TO DESERT STORM: THE EVOLUTION OF OPERATIONAL WARFARE/ROBERT M. CITINO
dc.type	Article