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First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
"Red Storm on the Reich" is the story of a decisive, but as yet
relatively little understood, episode in World War II - the Soviet
offensive on Germany from January to April 1945. Essentially the
War was won and lost on the Eastern front, but in a campaign which
led to a loss of territory and slaughter of German civilians which
to this day is scarcely comprehended in the West. To all
appearances nothing could withstand the Russians as they swept
their way through East Germany towards Berlin in 1945. However, a
combination of Soviet error and German determination ensured that
their offensive was halted in early February, granting the Reich a
further three months of life. Christopher Duffy analyzes the events
of this period, stopping short of the final push on Berlin in April
1945. He shows how the Russian attack on Germany gave rise not only
to terrible atrocities, but also to the flight of German civilians.
This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in
military history, politics and history.
For tactical and strategic ingenuity, for daring and ruthless
determination and the capacity to inspire troops, Frederick the
Great was without equal. In this detailed life of 'Old Fritz',
Christopher Duffy, who has written widely on the army of Frederick
and on the armies of his adversaries, Austria and Russia, has
produced a definitive account of his military genius.
This book provides an historical perspective on the growth of
Russian military power, studying the emergence of the Russian
regular army from 1700 until the end of the eighteenth century. In
the process he evaluates the relative importance of Western and
native influences on the creation of this formidable military
machine, and indicates the ways in which Russian power was
projected in the West. The book includes general discussions of the
Russian soldier, the Russian officer and the rapacious Cossacks,
and concludes by identifying certain important continuities between
the Russian past and present.
The later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have been acclaimed
as the classic period of artillery fortification. This was an era
when fortresses and fortress systems shaped the calculations of
strategists and statesmen, and often dictated the course of
campaigns. The age was one of almost constant conflict and this
book, originally published in 1985, explores the influence of the
fortress in the dynastic wars of Bourbon, Habsburg and
Hohenzollern, the contest for influence in the Baltic, the last
crusades of the West against the Turks, and in the peculiar
conditions of colonial campaigning and the War of the American
Independence.
This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon
of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy
demonstrates the implications of the fortress for questions of
military organization, strategy, geography, law, architectural
values, town life and symbolism and imagination. The book is well
illustrated, and will be a valuable companion for enthusiasts of
military and architectural history, as well as the general
medievalist.
This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon
of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy
demonstrates the implications of the fortress for questions of
military organization, strategy, geography, law, architectural
values, town life and symbolism and imagination. The book is well
illustrated, and will be a valuable companion for enthusiasts of
military and architectural history, as well as the general
medievalist.
This book provides an historical perspective on the growth of
Russian military power, studying the emergence of the Russian
regular army from 1700 until the end of the eighteenth century. In
the process he evaluates the relative importance of Western and
native influences on the creation of this formidable military
machine, and indicates the ways in which Russian power was
projected in the West. The book includes general discussions of the
Russian soldier, the Russian officer and the rapacious Cossacks,
and concludes by identifying certain important continuities between
the Russian past and present.
The later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have been acclaimed
as the classic period of artillery fortification. This was an era
when fortresses and fortress systems shaped the calculations of
strategists and statesmen, and often dictated the course of
campaigns. The age was one of almost constant conflict and this
book, originally published in 1985, explores the influence of the
fortress in the dynastic wars of Bourbon, Habsburg and
Hohenzollern, the contest for influence in the Baltic, the last
crusades of the West against the Turks, and in the peculiar
conditions of colonial campaigning and the War of the American
Independence.
What was war like in the Age of Reason, for those who fought in it?
Duffy answers this question using research from archives,
notebooks, letters, diaries and memoirs.
For tactical and strategic ingenuity, for daring and ruthless
determination and the capacity to inspire troops, Frederick the
Great was without equal. In this detailed life of 'Old Fritz',
Christopher Duffy, who has written widely on the army of Frederick
and on the armies of his adversaries, Austria and Russia, has
produced a definitive account of his military genius.
To avenge defeats in a former war, Austria assembled a massive
superiority in forces thanks to powerful alliances, and an army
reformed and far more effective than ever before. But Prussia hung
on, to force a long war and a bloody draw. The brilliance of
Frederick the Great and the Prussian army have been given credit
for this outcome, but Austria had more than its fair share of good
soldiers and skilled generals. Wars never turn out as expected when
there are formidable foes, and this book tells what went wrong.
This is more than an account of battles and marches. The story of
the Seven Years War in Central Europe has been long neglected, and
yet it was there that the Austrians (followed closely by the
Prussians) broke with the former rigidity of the armies of
monarchical Europe, and not just foreshadowed but put into actual
effect initiatives that are normally associated with the campaigns
of the Revolution and Napoleon. The myth of a limited war leading
to indecisive battles is no longer tenable. Not that it lacks a
good story of excellent soldiers, some of them left in the
limelight when Frederick the Great's legend was created, and of
battles long forgotten. A wealth of maps and as many eyewitness
accounts as possible have been used to explain what actually
happened. This is a superb account of the war in central Europe,
with its emphasis and focus on the operations of the Austrian army,
based firmly on primary sources, the majority never before fully
explored.
How did an 18th Century army work? This book is the most important
examination of such an army yet done, written by the premier
military historian of the era. Maria Theresa had seen her
inheritance almost lost to unprovoked attacks from her neighbours.
Her army had stood by her then, and was now trying desperately to
improve, as it had to face Frederick the Great, the master-soldier
of the era. But she and her ministers soon faced the dilemma of how
to fight a war without sacrificing what they were fighting for. The
structure of the army, the life of its soldiers, its strengths and
weaknesses, the personalities that gave it such a unique character,
from top to bottom, are all considered. Not only is the Austria of
Maria Theresa examined, but fascinating views appear of Prussian
opponents and French, Swedish and Russian armies. Efforts were made
to reshape the army, the state, and the world of diplomacy. Maria
Theresa wanted to be a mother to her army, to serve it as
faithfully as it served her. This is a study of what problems they
faced. The army and its needs affected all around it. Conscription,
taxation, constitutional change, bureaucracy, logistics, all of
these dominated countries that never witnessed a campaign. To most
of the inhabitants of Central Europe the army was the state, and
their lives cannot be understood without examining it. Conscription
tells us much about the homelands of the soldiers - the languages
they spoke, the professions they served, their willingness to serve
what to many was an alien monarch. The army provides an important
view of 18th Century Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia, Lombardy, Belgium
and Austria. Even the distant Irish played an important role in
this army. But this is no dry commentary. The 18th Century is
brought to life not only in the words of Christopher Duffy, but
also of the perceptive diplomat Kaunitz, experienced generals like
Daun and Loudon, Prussian spies and foreign attaches, a cynical
Belgian prince and a young Italian officer, and many others. Their
first-hand accounts explain the successes and failures of Austria
at war. The battles and campaigns of the Seven Years War cannot be
understood without knowledge of the instruments necessary to
conduct such a war. Every serious military historian should read
this book.
Unleash the power of Python scripting to execute effective and
efficient penetration tests About This Book * Sharpen your
pentesting skills with Python * Develop your fluency with Python to
write sharper scripts for rigorous security testing * Get stuck
into some of the most powerful tools in the security world Who This
Book Is For If you are a Python programmer or a security researcher
who has basic knowledge of Python programming and wants to learn
about penetration testing with the help of Python, this course is
ideal for you. Even if you are new to the field of ethical hacking,
this course can help you find the vulnerabilities in your system so
that you are ready to tackle any kind of attack or intrusion. What
You Will Learn * Familiarize yourself with the generation of
Metasploit resource files and use the Metasploit Remote Procedure
Call to automate exploit generation and execution * Exploit the
Remote File Inclusion to gain administrative access to systems with
Python and other scripting languages * Crack an organization's
Internet perimeter and chain exploits to gain deeper access to an
organization's resources * Explore wireless traffic with the help
of various programs and perform wireless attacks with Python
programs * Gather passive information from a website using
automated scripts and perform XSS, SQL injection, and parameter
tampering attacks * Develop complicated header-based attacks
through Python In Detail Cybercriminals are always one step ahead,
when it comes to tools and techniques. This means you need to use
the same tools and adopt the same mindset to properly secure your
software. This course shows you how to do just that, demonstrating
how effective Python can be for powerful pentesting that keeps your
software safe. Comprising of three key modules, follow each one to
push your Python and security skills to the next level. In the
first module, we'll show you how to get to grips with the
fundamentals. This means you'll quickly find out how to tackle some
of the common challenges facing pentesters using custom Python
tools designed specifically for your needs. You'll also learn what
tools to use and when, giving you complete confidence when
deploying your pentester tools to combat any potential threat. In
the next module you'll begin hacking into the application layer.
Covering everything from parameter tampering, DDoS, XXS and SQL
injection, it will build on the knowledge and skills you learned in
the first module to make you an even more fluent security expert.
Finally in the third module, you'll find more than 60 Python
pentesting recipes. We think this will soon become your trusted
resource for any pentesting situation. This Learning Path combines
some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated
package. It includes content from the following Packt products: *
Learning Penetration Testing with Python by Christopher Duffy *
Python Penetration Testing Essentials by Mohit * Python Web
Penetration Testing Cookbook by Cameron Buchanan,Terry Ip, Andrew
Mabbitt, Benjamin May and Dave Mound Style and approach This course
provides a quick access to powerful, modern tools, and customizable
scripts to kick-start the creation of your own Python web
penetration testing toolbox.
Utilize Python scripting to execute effective and efficient
penetration tests About This Book * Understand how and where Python
scripts meet the need for penetration testing * Familiarise
yourself with the process of highlighting a specific methodology to
exploit an environment to fetch critical data * Develop your Python
and penetration testing skills with real-world examples Who This
Book Is For If you are a security professional or researcher, with
knowledge of different operating systems and a conceptual idea of
penetration testing, and you would like to grow your knowledge in
Python, then this book is ideal for you. What You Will Learn *
Familiarise yourself with the generation of Metasploit resource
files * Use the Metasploit Remote Procedure Call (MSFRPC) to
automate exploit generation and execution * Use Python's Scapy,
network, socket, office, Nmap libraries, and custom modules * Parse
Microsoft Office spreadsheets and eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
data files * Write buffer overflows and reverse Metasploit modules
to expand capabilities * Exploit Remote File Inclusion (RFI) to
gain administrative access to systems with Python and other
scripting languages * Crack an organization's Internet perimeter *
Chain exploits to gain deeper access to an organization's resources
* Interact with web services with Python In Detail Python is a
powerful new-age scripting platform that allows you to build
exploits, evaluate services, automate, and link solutions with
ease. Python is a multi-paradigm programming language well suited
to both object-oriented application development as well as
functional design patterns. Because of the power and flexibility
offered by it, Python has become one of the most popular languages
used for penetration testing. This book highlights how you can
evaluate an organization methodically and realistically. Specific
tradecraft and techniques are covered that show you exactly when
and where industry tools can and should be used and when Python
fits a need that proprietary and open source solutions do not.
Initial methodology, and Python fundamentals are established and
then built on. Specific examples are created with vulnerable system
images, which are available to the community to test scripts,
techniques, and exploits. This book walks you through real-world
penetration testing challenges and how Python can help. From start
to finish, the book takes you through how to create Python scripts
that meet relative needs that can be adapted to particular
situations. As chapters progress, the script examples explain new
concepts to enhance your foundational knowledge, culminating with
you being able to build multi-threaded security tools, link
security tools together, automate reports, create custom exploits,
and expand Metasploit modules. Style and approach This book is a
practical guide that will help you become better penetration
testers and/or Python security tool developers. Each chapter builds
on concepts and tradecraft using detailed examples in test
environments that you can simulate.
On the night of January 11, 1945, fog, low clouds, and blizzards
reduced visibility at times to literally zero along the Sandomierz
bridgehead. So the German troops did not notice tanks, assault
guns, and towed artillery pieces moving in position by the
thousands along the east bank--the Russian side--of the Vistula
River. Within seconds after the order to fire was given by the
Soviet commander, General Konev, the air became incandescent with
unnatural light. A sky of fire and smoke lowered over the country
across the river: Houses flared up like torches, bunkers collapsed,
roads were broken up, and men were ripped apart. The ferocity of
the first attack shook the Germans so badly that they thought they
were dealing with the main assault, and not just a reconnaissance
in force. So they were completely unprepared for the principal
attack and the horrors it held. Thus began the Red Storm on the
Reich--the largest, costliest, and fastest-moving military
operation in European history. Essentially, the Second World War
was won and lost on the Eastern Front, writes renowned historian
Christopher Duffy. Until this book, however, the most dramatic
events surrounding this part of the war have been little
understood. Utilizing a wealth of recently released Soviet
materials from Moscow archives, and cross-referencing these with
German accounts, Duffy has uncovered a military campaign of
unprecedented scale and intensity during which thirty million lives
were lost. Red Storm on the Reich brings to life not only the
Russian military assault on Germany, but also the human drama
behind the epic sieges of Danzig, Kolberg, and Breslau. Duffy's
gripping narrative is essential reading for all those interested in
modern European history.
The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view
The Battle of the Somme has an enduring legacy, the image
established by Alan Clark of 'lions led by donkeys': brave British
soldiers sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. However,
from the German point of view the battle was a disaster. Their own
casualties were horrendous. The Germans did not hold the (modern)
view that the British Army was useless. As Christopher Duffy
reveals, they had great respect for the British forces and German
reports shed a fascinating light on the volunteer army recruited by
General Kitchener. The German view of the British Army has never
been made public until now. Their typically diligent reports have
lain undisturbed in obscure archives until unearthed by Christopher
Duffy. The picture that emerges is a far cry from 'Blackadder': the
Germans developed an increasing respect for the professionalism of
the British Army. And the fact that every British soldier taken
prisoner still believed Britain would win the war gave German
intelligence teams their first indication that their Empire would
go down to defeat.
The bid of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites for the throne
of Britain has never lost its grip on the popular imagination. In
July 1745 he and a tiny group of companions arrived in Scotland.
They came unannounced and unsupported, and yet within less than
five months Charles was able to lead an army to within marching
distance of London and make King George II fear for this throne.
Afterwards the Highland Army continued to out-fight the redcoats in
every encounter, except its very last. These were not the
achievements of a backward-looking cause, and this ground-breaking
study is the first to explain exactly why. Almost to the very end
the Jacobites had the literal and metaphorical 'edge' over their
enemies, thanks to the terror-inspiring highland charge, and also,
as this book as this book is the first to reveal, to the
highly-advanced organisation of their forces in 'divisions' -
miniature armies that allowed them to out-manoeuvre their enemies
on the strategic plane. At the same time Prince Charles made a
credible bid for the political and ideological high ground, an
appeal based on religious toleration, and a monarchy working in
cooperation with an empowered and accountable Parliament. The
Prince therefore not only drew on traditional loyalties, but
attracted the support of heavyweights of the new 'Enlightenment'.
It all made a telling contrast to the demeaning nature of the
Hanoverian government in Britain, which was mired deep in
corruption. The Hanoverian politicians in London and Scotland, who
had honed their skills in petty advantage, were now all of a sudden
called upon to act as strategists, and they failed completely. The
prime minister lost the Carlisle to the Jacobites simply because he
refused to pay the cost of a courier. These revelations, which show
the Jacobite enterprise of 1745 as a potent and modernising force,
turn the accepted interpretation of this episode on its head. As an
impartial historian Christopher Duffy deals comprehensively with
the reasons for ultimate triumph of the Hanoverian cause in 1746.
Due credit is given to the Duke of Cumberland. He was an
inspirational leader. He had the measure of the strength and
weaknesses of the British Army, and he evolved the cautious and
systematic kind of war that helped to bring him victory at Culloden
on 16 April 1746. Conversely the Jacobites had been dogged even
from the start of the Rising by their failure to reconcile two
perspectives - that of Prince Charles, who was striving to reclaim
the crown for the Stuarts in London, and the narrower visions of
the more overtly Scottish party. It led to the contentious
turn-around of the Jacobites at Derby, and finally and fatally to
the dispersal and exhaustion of the Highland Army before Culloden.
These assertions rest on the recent advances by other historians in
'Jacobite studies', and the author's continuing researches in to
unexploited primary sources. His documentary finds extend to the
autobiography of Lieutenant-General Hawley, Lord George Murray's
explanations of key episodes of the Rising (and his detailed
accompanying map of Culloden), the material collected by the
restored Whig administration in Edinburgh towards an 'official'
history of the Rising, the Reverend John Home's detailed
questioning of survivors, and much more. Lastly Duffy returns to
his starting point, the enduring appeal of the '45 to our
instincts. He concludes that it comes from the elusive nature of
the episode, recognised by tough-minded men of the time as
something 'epick' and 'miraculous' - literally beyond rational
explanation, and capable ever since of being re-fashioned according
to our imaginings.
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