The Other Side of the Hill: Germany's Generals, Their Rise and Fall, with Their Own Account of Military Events, 1939-1945
by Basil H. Liddell Hart
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Statements made to the author in 1945 by German generals detained as prisoners of war with the author's comments.Tags
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pitjrw Using the format Hart established, Parotti has the surviving Greek leaders revisit the events of the Trojan War from a perspective of 30 years retirement. He does the same for the other side in Trojan Generals Talk.
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A very interesting account, but one that the German generals exploited for all it was worth. The appealed to Hart's ego and he got their version of events out for them. Of course, that version was that they were innocent dupes of the Nazi regime and knew nothing of atrocities towards civilians. Subsequent historiography has proven that they knew more than the claimed and played a larger role in waging aggressive war against civilians than they claimed in their talks with Hart.
A fascinating account of German decision-making in there Second World War based on interviews with a number of generals immediately after the war was concluded. But a grain of salt is needed: the generals needed to salvage their reputations and Liddell Hart was keen to burnish his reputation as a proponent of tank warfare. You will need to have a set of maps handy.
A canonical item for the WWII collection, but subsequent historiography has illuminated Liddell-Hart's active role in burnishing his own reputation.
Klasické dílo z oblasti vojenské historie, takřka jedinečné v análech válečných konfliktů - druhá světová válka v podání mužů, kteří veleli pancéřovým divizím a mocnému wehrmachtu. Liddell Hart ve svém díle líčí, jací lidé němečtí generálové byli, jak argumentovali, jak reagovali a přemýšleli. Tato kniha byla převážně sestavena z jeho osobních pohovorů s německými zajatci v Norimberku.
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Captain B. H. Liddell Hart is the foremost authority on World War I. In The Real War, the author has fused exhaustive research and creative brilliance with brevity and precision. Thus we have in one volume the war transformed into literature -- an understandable, kaleidoscopic masterwork of military history.
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- Canonical title
- The Other Side of the Hill: Germany's Generals, Their Rise and Fall, with Their Own Account of Military Events, 1939-1945
- Original title
- The Other Side of the Hill: Germany's Generals, Their Rise and Fall, with Their Own Account of Military Events, 1939-1945
- Alternate titles
- The German Generals Talk
- Original publication date
- 1948-09; 1948
- People/Characters
- Erwin Rommel; Gerd von Rundstedt
- Important places
- Berlin, Germany; Munich, Bavaria, Germany; Stalingrad, USSR
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II
- Dedication
- To my son, Adrian, and to all who helped in this effort to be of service to history.
- First words
- When the war ended, I was fortunate in having an early opportunity of exploring the inside of the "enemy camp" - to find out what had gone on behind the opposing front, and in the opponent's mind.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But if they had become philosophers they would have ceased to be soldiers.
- Original language
- English
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- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 940.5343 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- World War II, 1939-1945 Europe Germany; Austria; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Hungary
- LCC
- D757 .L5 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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