the myth of German military superiorityMacksey, Kenneth.creatortextbibliographybiographyHistory.Military history.enkLondonMechanicsburg, PAGreenhill BooksStackpole Books1999monographiceng

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240 p : ill ; 24 cm."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.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.by Kenneth Macksey.Originally published: From triumph to disaster. London : Greenhill Books, 1996.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-gx--- 1800-1999 fast LeadershipHistory19th centuryUB210 .M11Macksey, Kenneth.London : Greenhill Books ; Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 1999(OCoLC)8914377531853673838978185367383299016559http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/99016559-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0660/99016559-d.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/99016559-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0660/99016559-d.htmlDLC99060720240708082430.0ocm41580376 eng