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Hitler as Military Commander

By John Strawson

Hitler as Military Commander

By John Strawson

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Was 'the greatest strategic genius of all time' as propaganda would have us believe, or a facile amateur in military affairs? Why was the startling success of his campaigns in Poland and France followed by the blundering mistakes in Russia, Tunis and Normandy? Might the German General Staff have won the war without 's continual disastrous interference? John Strawson answers these and other questions by showing how 's insatiable preoccupation with war and conquest was translated into reality. While the willpower behind the revitalized German army was 's the author examines the Fuhrer's eccentric use of the most formidable war machine the world had ever seen. This lucid assessment is brought alive by the accounts of those who served both on his staff and as field commanders. The Western Front
Product details
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
1995-05-01
Publication Date:
1995-05-01
Publisher:
Barnes & Noble Inc
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1566197481
Weight:
454 g
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