x, 598 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 579-584.
Note
Includes index.
Contents
pt. 1. The political destiny of the German Army 1933-1939: Political heritage ; First years ; Alliance ; Independence ; Crisis ; The first shackles ; Road to war -- pt. 2. The battle of ideas: The myth ; The war lord ; Strategic tradition ; Strategic revolution ; Unreadiness -- pt. 3. The years of victory: Poland ; Military impotence ; The West: the plans ; The West: the campaign ; Decisions ; "Barbarossa" : the plans ; "Barbarossa" : the campaign ; "Barbarossa" : the failure ; The new commander-in-chief -- pt. 4. The years of defeat: North Africa : the scene ; North Africa : the campaign ; Italy ; The East : the 1942 summer campaign ; The East : Stalingrad ; The crisis of 1943 ; Military demise ; The West 1944-1945 : Invasion ; The West 1944-1945 : the end ; The final ignominy ; The great folly.
