The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader
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- Synopsis
- &“An expert account of Nazi war strategy that concludes that Hitler was not without military talent.&”(Kirkus Reviews) After Germany&’s humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their country&’s brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the Führer&’s erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization of Hitler as an ill-informed fantasist and demonstrates the ways in which his strategy was coherent and even competent. That Hitler saw World War II as the only way to retrieve Germany&’s fortunes and build an expansionist Thousand-Year Reich is uncontroversial. But while his generals did sometimes object to Hitler&’s tactics and operational direction, they often made the same errors in judgment and were in agreement regarding larger strategic and political goals. A necessary volume for understanding the influence of World War I on Hitler&’s thinking, this work is also an eye-opening reappraisal of major events like the invasion of Russia and the battle for Normandy. &“Perhaps the best account we have to date of Hitler&’s military leadership. It shows a scrupulous and imaginative historian at work and will cement Fritz&’s reputation as one of the leading historians of the military conflicts generated by Hitler&’s Germany.&” —Richard Overy, author of The Bombing War &“Original, insightful and authoritative.&” —David Stahel, author of The Battle for Moscow
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 480 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300240757
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780300205985
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/16/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Stephen G. Fritz
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.