The German Blitzkrieg: A Tactical Solution

In World War II, the Germans concentrated in mobile divisions into rapid, narrow offensive forces that caught their enemies completely unprepared. The Blitzkrieg strategy was designed to exploit the flinch of the enemy. This military strategy works because troops see the offensive force as an enormous obstacle bearing down on them. It's a textbook example of the rule our own perceptions play in the success or failures of those who oppose us. By allowing a forward wedge of the German army through and then attacking from the sides, the Allies encircled the enemy completely from the rear.