Germany Attacks Staff Ride

Events and Goals

• 1940 Campaign

• Verdun Battlefield

• 1944 Campaign (Northern Shoulder)

• Cultural and historical exposure to Europe

• Focus on leadership, tactical decision making, operations, and a discussion of military history in a larger context

Dates

• December 2008: Selection Complete

• January 2009: Texts issued

• February, March, April: Monthly meetings to discuss the material

• 1 May Briefing Assignments Issued

• Prep-week: 18-22 May

• Fly: 29 May

• Staff Ride: 30 May-11 Jun

Reading

Required:

-Karl-Heinz Frieser, The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in theWest

-Trevor N. Dupuy, Hitler’s Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge

Recommended:

-Robert Doughty, The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France

-Charles B. McDonald, A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of theBattle of the Bulge

-Hugh M. Cole, The U.S. Army in World War II European Theater ofOperations: The Ardennes: The Battle of the Bulge

Expectations

• This is a Staff Ride, not a tour

• You will work hard

• Professionalism in uniform and out

• You will be treated as an adult, unless you demonstrate that you can not act as one