| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Classic Conflicts |
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Classic conflicts.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Contents; Part 1: Hitler's War Machine; Germany in the Thirties; The Home Front; The Economy; Das Heer; Die Waffen-SS; Die Kriegsmarine; Science and Technology; Nazi Political Warfare; Hitler; Part 2: Hitler's Generals and Their Battles; The German Army and the Nazi Party, 1932-9; The Regalia and Uniforms of Hitler's Generals; The Military Conspiracy Against Hitler; The Western Front: The Campaigns in France and the Low Countries; Field-Marshal Ewald Von Kleist; Colonel-General Heinz Guderian; Field-Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt; Colonel-General Sepp Dietrich; Analysis |
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The Eastern Front, June 1941-February 1943: The Campaign in Russia, From Minsk to StalingradField-Marshal Günther Hans Von Kluge; Field-Marshal Fedor Von Block; Field-Marshal Wilhelm Ritter Von Leeb; Colonel-General Erich Hoepner; Analysis; The Mediterranean Fronts: The Campaigns In North Africa And Italy; Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel; Colonel-General Juergen Von Arnim; Field-Marshal Albert Kesselring; Colonel-General Heinrich Von Vietinghoff; Analysis; The Eastern Front, February 1943-May 1945: The Campaign Against Russia, From Kursk To Berlin; Field-Marshal Eric Von Manstein |
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Field-Marshal Walther ModelColonel-General Georg-Hans Reinhardt; General Otto Woehler; Field-Marshal Ferdinand Schoerner; Analysis; The Political Front: Hitler and His High Command; Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel; Colonel-General Franz Halder; Colonel-General Alfred Jodl; Colonel-General Kurt Zeitzler; Analysis; German Generalship in World War II; Part 3: Hitler's Luftwaffe; A Phoenix From the Ashes; The Onslaught; The Battle of Britain; The Night Blitz; The Luftwaffe Strikes South; From Barbarossa to Stalingrad; The Struggle in the Mediterranean; The Holding Campaign in the West |
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Maritime Operations of the Luftwaffe 1939-45The Prospects of a Long War; Russia 1943-4; The Mediterranean 1943-4; The Defence of the Reich; Horrido!; Pauke! Pauke!; The Last Battles; Index; Plates Section; Copyright |
| Summary |
An outstanding assessment of the military power unleashed by Hitler, Warfare and the Third Reich is a notable contribution both to military history and to the understanding of the events during, and the outcome of, World War II. Written with great authoroty, it examines and discusses the growth, development and deployment of the German armed forces and considers Hitler's generals and their vital roles in the rise and ultimate decline of the Third Reich |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed July 27, 2015) |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
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Military art and science -- Germany
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Armed Forces
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Military art and science
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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Germany -- History, Military -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054604
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594
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| Subject |
Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chant, Christopher, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781849943185 |
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1849943184 |
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