Why the Germans lose at war : the myth of German military superiority / by Kenneth Macksey.
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TextSeries: Greenhill military paperbacksPublication details: London : Greenhill Books ; Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 1999.Description: 240 p : ill ; 24 cmContent type: - text
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- 1853673838
- 9781853673832
- UB210 .M11
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Originally published: From triumph to disaster. London : Greenhill Books, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
G?tterd?mmerung at N?rnberg -- From Jena to Sedan -- Towards war on two fronts -- Verdun to Compi?gne -- Seeckt to Hitler -- The Six Years' Revolution -- Blitzkrieg in Poland -- Exultation and errors in the West -- Delusion and delays -- Multi-front war : into the Mediterranean and Balkans -- Barbarossa and degeneration -- Ill-met in Moscow -- Mediterranean diversions and strategic flaws -- Suicide in Russia -- Change of course -- The long rearguard action -- Eclipse -- Obliteration -- A fractured destiny.
"The German armed forces have suffered crushing defeat twice this century. Kenneth Macksey now examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures: the random fortunes of war, or the inevitable result of a particular structure, leadership and history"--Page 4 of cover.
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