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Moltke and His Generals - A Study in Leadership (Hardcover)
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Moltke and His Generals - A Study in Leadership (Hardcover)
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When Helmuth von Moltke took over as Chief of the Prussian General
Staff, the Prussian army had not fought for more than forty years.
Yet within a decade and a half he had brought it to the point where
it was the strongest in Europe. His successes on the battle field
led to his methods being painstakingly analysed by commentators and
slavishly imitated by Western armies. His success was not only due
to far sighted strategic planning, the comprehensive reorganisation
of the General Staff and his grasp of new technologies; it was also
due to his leadership of a talented, if disparate, group of
subordinates, even if some of them sometimes failed to grasp his
overall intentions. This book examines these key relationships.
Foremost among these was his collaboration with the able though
choleric Karl Leonhard von Blumenthal; their correspondence
reflected every aspect of their campaigns. He was also close to the
Crown Prince, whose aide de camp he had been. Moltke was Chief of
Staff to Prince Frederick Charles in Denmark in 1864; his
admiration for the'Red Prince' was perhaps not maintained when the
latter's caution caused problems. Albrecht von Stosch, Intendant
General in 1870-1871, proved brilliantly successful when he had the
chance to demonstrate his talents in the field. Edwin von
Manteuffel, on whose recommendation Moltke was appointed, was at
the centre of Prussian politics for a decade and a half before
becoming a successful army commander in 1866, and 1870-1871.
Perhaps the most talented of Moltke's subordinates was August von
Goeben, a successful commander in all three wars of German
unification. August von Werder never enjoyed Moltke's confidence to
the same extent, but was extremely reliable. On the other hand both
Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein and Karl von Steinmetz caused Moltke
considerable difficulty by their stubborn disobedience of his
explicit orders. Behind these relationships there existed the vital
rapport which Moltke had with their Chiefs of Staff and his own
general staff officers. It was on his ability to rely on these men
to execute his intentions that his success ultimately depended.
Theophil von Podbielski, Julius Verdy du Vernois and Paul Bronsart
von Schellendorf were some of the brilliant individuals who
constituted one of the most powerful teams in military history.
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