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Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra (2022)
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Searle, D. (2022). Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra. Desperta ferro. Especial, 6(32), 12-15

Like so many other prominent commanders of Panzer divisions, von Manteuffel gained his first military experience in the Great War, only to be accepted later in 1919 into the Reichswehr, where Heinz Guderian appreciated his talents as a commander in t... Read More about Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra.

Tiger II : el coloso (2021)
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Searle, D. (2021). Tiger II : el coloso. Desperta ferro. Especial, 5(28), 6-13

El Tiger II fue, en muchos aspectos, el carro de combate pesado definitivo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Alcanzaba los 54 500 kg sin la torreta y unos apabullantes 69 800 kg con la Serien Turm –La torreta básica del modelo–. Con una coraza delantera... Read More about Tiger II : el coloso.

Los funnies de Hobart (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Los funnies de Hobart. Desperta ferro. Contemporánea, 62-65

“Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842) (2020)
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Searle, D., & Zhang, Y. (2020). “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842). Journal of Modern Chinese History, 14(1), 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535654.2020.1759307

One of the more curious aspects of the First Opium War was the circulation of two claims about British soldiers among Chinese officials, instigated by Commissioner Lin Zexu: their uniforms were so tight, if they were to stumble they would not be able... Read More about “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842).

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (2020)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2020). Panzerkampfwagen V Panther. Desperta ferro. Especial, 4(XXIV), 20-27

War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare (2018)
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Searle, D. (2018). War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 77(1), 37-77. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2018-0002

Although scholars have in the past dismissed the claim that war elephants were the »tanks of the ancient world«, a closer examination of the similarities between the two weapons reveals some remarkable parallels. In fact, a comparison shows that many... Read More about War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare.

J.F.C. Fuller's assessment of Winston Churchill as grand strategist, 1939-1945 (2015)
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Searle, D. (2015). J.F.C. Fuller's assessment of Winston Churchill as grand strategist, 1939-1945. Global war studies (Online), 12(3), 46-81. https://doi.org/10.5893/19498489.120302

It is generally well known that Major-General J.F.C. Fuller was a strong critic of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's grand strategy and strategic decision-making during the Second World War. Historian's of Fuller's life, military theories an... Read More about J.F.C. Fuller's assessment of Winston Churchill as grand strategist, 1939-1945.

Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939 (2014)
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Searle, D. (2014). Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939. War in History, 21(1), 4-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344513505523

In the literature on the emergence of the principles of war in British military thought there has been a failure to examine the reaction of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to the appearance of the first list of principles in the army's 1920 Fi... Read More about Inter-service debate and the origins of strategic culture : the 'principles of war' in the British armed forces, 1919-1939.

Ideology and total war : military intellectuals and the analysis of the Spanish Civil War in Britain, 1936-1943 (2009)
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Searle, D. (2009). Ideology and total war : military intellectuals and the analysis of the Spanish Civil War in Britain, 1936-1943. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 68(2), 321-344. https://doi.org/10.1524/mgzs.2009.0011

The recent historical interest in the analysis of the lessons of the Spanish Civil War by the European powers has tended to focus very strongly on the tactical experiences and the study of new military technology. This has led to the implied assumpti... Read More about Ideology and total war : military intellectuals and the analysis of the Spanish Civil War in Britain, 1936-1943.

Teaching in Europe: a comparison of university classroom experience in Britain and Germany (2007)
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Searle, D. (2007). Teaching in Europe: a comparison of university classroom experience in Britain and Germany. European Political Science, 6(3), 322-331. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.eps.2210146

Comparing educational experience, culture and academic practice within Europe can often be an interesting and rewarding exercise. The observations in this article are based on the author’s experience of six and half years’ teaching at two universi... Read More about Teaching in Europe: a comparison of university classroom experience in Britain and Germany.

The Tolsdorff trials in Traunstein: public and judicial attitudes to the Wehrmacht in the Federal Republic, 1954-60 (2005)
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Searle, D. (2005). The Tolsdorff trials in Traunstein: public and judicial attitudes to the Wehrmacht in the Federal Republic, 1954-60. German History, 23(1), 50-78. https://doi.org/10.1191/0266355405gh328oa

This article uses the prosecution of former Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff before the Landgericht Traunstein on three separate occasions (June 1954, September 1958 and May/June 1960) as a means of examining both press and judicial attitudes towar... Read More about The Tolsdorff trials in Traunstein: public and judicial attitudes to the Wehrmacht in the Federal Republic, 1954-60.