Second Lieutenant Duff Cooper and the practice of Auftragstaktik, 1918
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Every now and then an old battle resurrects itself to rage across social media about the origins and practice of the word Auftragstaktik. In these short, vicious fire-fights one side is invariably defended by a group of tactical afficionados (mainly American) deeply drunk of a kool-aid that worships everything German. I’ve never really understood this, but there it is. As my friend
Second Lieutenant Duff Cooper and the practice of Auftragstaktik, 1918
Second Lieutenant Duff Cooper and the…
Second Lieutenant Duff Cooper and the practice of Auftragstaktik, 1918
Every now and then an old battle resurrects itself to rage across social media about the origins and practice of the word Auftragstaktik. In these short, vicious fire-fights one side is invariably defended by a group of tactical afficionados (mainly American) deeply drunk of a kool-aid that worships everything German. I’ve never really understood this, but there it is. As my friend