Erich von manstein

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A selection of the Military Book Club To many close students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the war, if not the entire 20th century. He devised the plan that conquered France in 1940, thence led an infantry corps in that campaign; at the head of a panzer corps he reached the gates of Leningrad in 1941, then took command of 11th Army and conquered Sevastopol and the Crimea. After destroying another Soviet army in the north, he was given command of the ad hoc Army Group Don to retrieve the German calamity at Stalingrad, whereupon he launched a counteroffensive that, against all odds, restored the German front. Afterward he commanded Army Group South, nearly crushing the Soviets at Kursk, and then skillfully resisted their relentless attacks, as he traded territory for coherence in the East. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man, including his campaigns, and an analysis of what precisely kept a genius such as Manstein harnessed to such a dark cause. A great military figure, but a man who lacked a razor-sharp political sense, Manstein was very much representative of the Germano-Prussian military caste of his time. Though Hitler was uneasy about the influence he had gained throughout the German Army, Manstein ultimately declined to join any clandestine plots against his Führer, believing they would simply cause chaos, the one thing he abhorred. Even though he constantly opposed Hitler on operational details, he considered it a point of loyalty to simply stand with the German state, in whatever form. It is thus through Manstein foremost that the attitudes of other high-ranking officers who fought during the Second World War, particularly on the Eastern Front, can be illuminated. Manstein sought only to serve Germany and was a military man, not a politician. Though not bereft of personal opinions, his primary allegiances were, first, to Deutschland, and second, to the soldiers under his command, who had been committed against an enemy many times their strength. With his grasp of strategy, tactics, and combined arms technology, he proved more than worthy of their confidence. This book is a must-read for all those who wish to understand Germany's primary effort in World War II, as well as its greatest commander.

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Lost Victories

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Field marshal erich von manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier discussing only those matters that had direct bearing on events in the military field the essential thing as he wrote is to know how the main personalities thought and reacted to events this is what he te Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, vrijdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Mémoires

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The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

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These extraordinary memoirs written by german field marshal wilhelm keitel in the six weeks before he was hanged in nuremberg for war crimes offers readers an unparalleled insider s view of the wehrmacht hitler and the events that made wwii the most devastating conflict of modern times these 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 juli 2010

Aantal pagina's: 528

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

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Hoofdauteur: Benoit Lemay

Tweede Auteur: Benoait Lemay

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Eerste Vertaler: Curtis Key

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Product breedte: 15.40 cm

Product hoogte: 3.20 cm

Product lengte: 22.90 cm

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Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm

Verpakking lengte: 228 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 0.77 kg

EAN: 9781935149552

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