This book is about the development of the modern infantry mortar, from its origin during the First World War, through its evolution during the inter-war years,

Shown are the various caliber mortars used by the German infantry during World Wars I & II.

This paper is a case study in the wartime evolution of tactical doctrine. Besides providing a summary of German Infantry tactics of the First World War, this st

What is total war? Definitions abound, but one thing is certain—the concept of total war has come to be seen as a defining concept of the modern age. In The A