History A-Level
Professionalisation of military planning
What Professionalisation of military planning means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Professionalisation of military planning
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Von Moltke transformed the Prussian general staff into a permanent planning body that used railways and telegraphs to mobilise and concentrate forces rapidly.
Topics that use Professionalisation of military planning
- Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 1 Increased firepower and steam power, 1859–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Breech-loading rifles and artillery
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