Hitler's Generals

by Correlli Barnett (Editor)

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With few exceptions, historians of Germany's conduct of World War II have concentrated on Adolf Hitler and on his talents and mistakes as a warlord. This authoritative study probes instead the relationship between Hitler and his generals -- men such as Rommel, Model, Student, Beck, and Keitel -- from the point of view of his staff. In Hitler's Generals, Correlli Barnett has gathered an outstanding team of military historians to document as never before the characters and careers of the high show more command who translated the Führer's directives into the dazzling victories of 1939-41 and who endured so long against heavy odds. These vivid portraits assess each man's military abilities, display his professional and social background, and portray how he reacted to Hitler's personality and style of leadership. - Jacket flap. show less

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1-8-C (2) @BN-R6 (1) @c4w4 (1) Albert Kesselring (2) Albert Kesselring GFM 1885-1960 [Generalstabschef der Luftwaffe 1936-38; OB Süd 1941-43; OB Südwest & Heeresgruppe C 1943-45] (1) Alfred Jodl (2) Alfred Jodl Generaloberst 4* 1890-1946 [OKW 1939-45] (1) Erich v Manstein GFM 1887-1973 [OB Heeresgruppe Don 1942-43; OB Heeresgruppe Süd 1943-44] (1) Erich von Manstein (2) Erwin Rommel GFM 1891-1944 [Befehlshaber des Deutschen Afrikakorps 1941; OB der Panzerarmee Afrika 1942-43; OB Heeresgruppe B 1943-44] (1) Friedrich Paulus General der Panzertruppe 3* 1890-1957 [Befehlshaber 6. Armee 1942] (1) Gerd v Rundstedt GFM 1875-1953 [OB Heeresgruppe A 1939-41; OB Heeresgruppe Süd 1941; OB Heeresgruppe West 1942-44 & 1944-45] (1) Gerd von Rundstedt (2) Günther von Kluge (2) Hasso v Manteuffel General der Panzertruppe 3* 1897-1978 (1) Hasso von Manteuffel (2) Heinz Guderian (2) Heinz Guderian Generaloberst 4* 1888-1954 [Befehlshaber 2. Panzerarmee 1941] (1) Josef Dietrich (2) Kurt Student (2) Ludwig Beck (2) military history (22) Sepp Dietrich SS Panzer-Generaloberst 1892-1966 [Befehlshaber der 6. Panzerarmee 1944-45] (1) Walter Model (2) Walter Model GFM 1891-1945 [Befehlshaber 9. Armee 1942-43; OB Heeresgruppe Nord then Nordukraine then Mitte 1944; OB West 1944 & Heeresgruppe B 1944-45] (1) Walter v Reichenau GFM 1884-1942 [Befehlshaber 10. Armee 1939 & 6. Armee 1940-41; OB Heeresgruppe Süd 1941-42] (1) Walter von Brauchitsch (2) Walther v Brauchitsch GFM 1881-1948 [Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1938-41] (1) Wilhelm Keitel (2) WWII (73)
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Correlli Barnett
Editor
30 Works 1,730 Members
Correlli Barnett is one of Britain's best-known historians. A Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and The Royal Historical Society, he was Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge and has written many acclaimed books. These include his first, The Desert Generals, which challenged the myth of Montgomery and show more El Alamein, biographies of Marlborough an Bonaparte, The Swordbearers: Supreme Command in the First World War, Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the second World War and The Pride and Fall Sequence: The Collapse of British Power. The Audit of War, The Verdict of Peace and the Lost Victory. show less

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Original publication date
1989
People/Characters
Werner von Fritsch; Albert Kesselring; Erwin Rommel; Gerd von Rundstedt
Important places
Germany
Important events
World War II (1939 | 1945)

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Genres
History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
940.54 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II
LCC
D757 .H546 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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