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G E R M A N MILITARY LITERATURE

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r e a di n g t h a n r ' ! a , u e wi t s c o n ve yi n g hl i d e a s t o t h e r e a de r a l l t h e MO M M id

s ho ws t h e pr o g r e s s ! n m od e r n v a r f a r e u p t o t h e b e gi n n i n g of t h e 2 0 th e e n t a r y ,

I t s va l u e f o r i n s t r u c t i o n i s c o ns i d e r a b l e

V o n - i e r D o l t s, c o ns i d er s b ot h j a e th od s e qu a l l y v al u a b l e . Bi bi o o pi n i o n

t h e d e c i s i o n wh et h e r t o f t a e e a fc l e s e pa r a t e f o r c es b f o r a b at t l e , c a r a c t

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t y i n a g i r e n e i t u at l o a. Na p o le o n s e p ar a t e d h i s f o r oe e i f h e w a s s u r e t h e y

wo u l d c o - o p er a t e p r op er l y , M o lt J c e p r e f e r r e d J o i n t a c t i o i a u nde r u n c e r t a i n

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