History A-Level
Schlieffen Plan and speed
What Schlieffen Plan and speed means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Schlieffen Plan and speed
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Relied on speed through Belgium, with heavy guns to reduce Belgian and French forts.
Topics that use Schlieffen Plan and speed
- Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 2 Technology of defence: machine guns, smokeless powder and artillery, c1900–16 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Command and control
- Perception versus reality in pre-1914 planning
- Smokeless propellants and machine guns
- Technology and doctrine
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- The cult of the offensive
- Attrition warfare
- Defence in depth and logistics
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