TY  - GEN
T1  - Order in chaos : the memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck
T2  - Foreign military studies.
A1  - Balck, Hermann, 1893-1982
A2  - Zabecki, David T.
A2  - Biedekarken, Dieter J.
LA  - English
LA  - German
PP  - Lexington, Kentucky
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
YR  - 2015
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn908103669
AB  - German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or mission command. However, because he declined to participate in the U.S. Army's military history debriefing program, today he is known only to serious students of the war. Drawing heavily on his meticulously kept wartime journals, Balck discusses his childhood and his career through the First and Second World Wars. His memoir details the command decision-making process as well as operations on the ground during crucial battles, including the Battle of the Marne in World War I and his incredible victories against a larger and better-equipped Soviet army at the Chir River in World War II. Balck also offers observations on Germany's greatest generals, such as Erich Ludendorff and Heinz Guderian, and shares his thoughts on international relations, domestic politics, and Germany's place in history. Available in English for the first time in an expertly edited and annotated edition, this important book provides essential information about the German military during a critical era in modern history.
OP  - 541
NO  - "An AUSA Book."
CN  - U55.B228 A3613 2015
SN  - 9780813161273
SN  - 0813161274
SN  - 9780813161280
SN  - 0813161282
SN  - 9780813161266
SN  - 0813161266
KW  - Balck, Hermann, : 1893-1982.
KW  - Germany. : Heer : Biography.
KW  - Balck, Hermann, : 1893-1982
KW  - Germany. : Heer
KW  - Generals : Germany : Biography.
KW  - World War, 1914-1918 : Personal narratives, German.
KW  - World War, 1939-1945 : Tank warfare.
KW  - World War, 1939-1945 : Personal narratives, German.
KW  - Généraux : Allemagne : Biographies.
KW  - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 : Guerre des blindés.
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : General.
KW  - HISTORY : Military : Other.
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Military Science.
KW  - HISTORY : Military : World War I.
KW  - Generals
KW  - Tank warfare
KW  - Germany
KW  - 1914 - 1945
KW  - autobiographies (literary works)
KW  - Personal narratives
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Personal narratives : German
KW  - Autobiographies.
KW  - Biographies.
KW  - Personal narratives.
KW  - Récits personnels.
ER  -