TY  - BOOK
AU  - Macksey,Kenneth
TI  - Why the Germans lose at war: the myth of German military superiority 
T2  - Greenhill military paperbacks
SN  - 1853673838
AV  - UB210 .M11
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London, Mechanicsburg, PA
PB  - Greenhill Books, Stackpole Books
KW  - Leadership
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - fast
KW  - Military history
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/99016559-b.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0660/99016559-d.html
ER  -