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Why the Germans lose at war : the myth of German military superiority / Kenneth Macksey.

Author/creator Macksey, Kenneth
Format Book and Print
EditionMilitary Book Club ed.
Publication InfoLondon : Greenhill Books, 1996.
Description240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Leadership--History --19th century.
Leadership--History --20th century.
Generals--Germany --History --19th century.
Generals--Germany --History --20th century.
Military art and science--Germany --History --19th century.
Military art and science--Germany --History --20th century.
Germany--History, Military --19th century.
Germany--History, Military --20th century.
Germany--Armed Forces --History.
Uniform titleFrom triumph to disaster
Contents G̈̈̈ötterdä̈mmerung at Nürnberg -- From Jena to Sedan -- Towards war on two fronts -- Verdun to Compiègne -- 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 at Moscow -- Mediterranean diversions and strategic flaws -- Suicide in Russia -- Change of course -- The long rearguard action -- Eclipse -- Obliteration -- A fractured destiny.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN0739404601
ISBN9780739404607

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