World War I was the most devastating conflict in human history up to that point. It raged for four long years, and on its conclusion, there was hope that such a calamity would never happen again.

In 1939 Nazi Germany debuted the “lightning war,” or blitzkrieg, in Poland. This deadly military offensive involved mounting a burst of firepower-heavy attacks to cause confusion and break through an ...

GREAT BRITAIN Blitzkrieg or Sitzkrieg? Acclaimed for its explanation of its policy toward the Russo-Finnish war (see col. 3), the British Government (and Parliament) prepared to go home for Easter.

London | An impatient and frustrated Russian President Vladimir Putin may demand a blitzkrieg on Ukrainian cities that echoes the obliteration of the Chechnyan city of Grozny, Western officials fear.

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Before becoming a symbol of Blitzkrieg, the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka made its combat debut in Spain. Deployed with the Condor ...