| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 319 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A John Macrae book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-303) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Truth and error -- 1. The German army in 1918 : secrets of success -- 2. The army before Hitler : hollow victories, shattered illusions -- 3. Breaking out of the cave : Hitler and the Wehrmacht's Jewish problem -- 4. Planes, personalities, and conflict in the Luftwaffe -- 5. Paper tigers : Hitler's tanks -- 6. Bloodless victories, or nearly so : toward a greater Germany, 1935-39 -- 7. The fall of the West, September 1939-June 1940 -- 8. A few distractions on the Road to Armageddon -- 9. The Soviet collapse -- 10. The death ride : Russia, December 1941-December 1944 -- 11. Failure and philosophy : the end of the war -- 12. The criminals -- 13. Conclusion : Myths, realities, and achievements -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.
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Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Strategy -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0805075771 |
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9780805075779 |
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