1. The German war machine on the eve of war: myth versus reality -- 2. The Third Reich ascendant: the reasons why -- 3. Comparing the world's first military superpowers on the eve of war -- 4. History's bloodiest conflict begins -- 5. An inconvenient decision confronts Germany's masters of war -- 6. Another roll of the dice -- 7. Stalingrad in context -- 8. The European War's periphery -- 9. Seizing the initiative: the sword versus the shield -- 10. A new perspective for explaining D-Day's outcome -- 11. Hitler's greaest defeat -- 12. How the Third Reich staved off total defeat during the summer of 1944 -- 13. End game
Summary
This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did--and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived
