Background
Gudmundsson, Bruce I. was born on March 5, 1959 in Copenhagen. Son of Ivar and Barbara I. (Hannah) Gudmundsson. came to the United States, 1967.
( Describing the radical transformation in German Infantr...)
Describing the radical transformation in German Infantry tactics that took place during World War I, this book presents the first detailed account of the evolution of stormtroop tactics available in English. It covers areas previously left unexplored: the German Infantry's tactical heritage, the squad's evolution as a tactical unit, the use of new weapons for close combat, the role of the elite assault units in the development of new tactics, and detailed descriptions of offensive battles that provided the inspiration and testing ground for this new way of fighting. Both a historical investigation and a standard of excellence in infantry tactics, Stormtroop Tactics is required reading for professional military officers and historians as well as enthusiasts. Contrary to previous studies, Stormtroop Tactics proposes that the German Infantry adaption to modern warfare was not a straightforward process resulting from the top down intervention of reformers but instead a bottom up phenomenon. It was an accumulation of improvisations and ways of dealing with pressing situations that were later sewn together to form what we now call Blitzkrieg. Focusing on action at the company, platoon, and squad level, Stormtroop Tactics provides a detailed description of the evolution of German defensive tactics during World War I―tactics that were the direct forbears of those used in World War II.
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Gudmundsson, Bruce I. was born on March 5, 1959 in Copenhagen. Son of Ivar and Barbara I. (Hannah) Gudmundsson. came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor in History, Yale University, 1981.
Historian, Boston, 1985-1986. Case study writer Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1989. Military historian Quantico, Virginia, since 1992.
Director Institute for Tactical Education, Quantico, since 1991. Consultant Commission on Roles of Missions of the Armed Forces, Washington, 1994-1995.
( Describing the radical transformation in German Infantr...)
( Gudmundsson tells the story of field artillery in the 2...)
( On Armor tells three important and interconnected stori...)
Candidate for mayor Town of Quantico, 1993. Captain United States Marine Corps, 1981-1985, 89-92.
Married Lee-Ann Louise Saedal. Children: Kathleen V., Brian R.