Martin Samuels
Biographic Data
| ID | 8928434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Samuels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Samuels |
| SIGNATURE | SAMUELS M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Shock and friction as explanations for disaster at the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918
The assault at Amiens was ‘the black day of the German Army’. British accounts treat the Germans as passive, of no more importance than the terrain, and victory as inevitable. Using German sources, and drawing on statistical ‘historical analysis’ of behaviour in battle, the article argues the frontline defenders panicked when thick fog left them defenceless against the British tanks. By contrast, when the fog lifted, the defence recovered. Althou…
Command or Control? Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888-1918
Stand To!- This is an interesting book, offering some challenging ideas. Candian Military History- Martin Samuels has written what might be a rather controversial text Victorian Studies- a wonderful analysis of German and British doctrines ...Well done! Journal of Strategic Studies a useful comparative study Marine Corps Gazette- Martin Samuels...is perhaps the most promising military historian to come out of a British university in a generation.…
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Command or Control? Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888-1918
Stand To!- This is an interesting book, offering some challenging ideas. Candian Military History- Martin Samuels has written what might be a rather controversial text Victorian Studies- a wonderful analysis of German and British doctrines ...Well done! Journal of Strategic Studies a useful comparative study Marine Corps Gazette- Martin Samuels...is perhaps the most promising military historian to come out of a British university in a generation.…
Shock and friction as explanations for disaster at the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918
The assault at Amiens was ‘the black day of the German Army’. British accounts treat the Germans as passive, of no more importance than the terrain, and victory as inevitable. Using German sources, and drawing on statistical ‘historical analysis’ of behaviour in battle, the article argues the frontline defenders panicked when thick fog left them defenceless against the British tanks. By contrast, when the fog lifted, the defence recovered. Althou…
Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · German (2 works) · History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Battle (1 work) · Cartography (1 work)