Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the military thinking behind many of. On a knifes edge the ukraine, november 1942march 1943, prit buttar. An informative and objective biography of a genius commander and a study of his loyalty to the nazi cause library journal. Pulling victory from certain defeat introduction after stalingrad the soviets followed up on their success and attempted to entrap the rest of army group south. Hitler could have won ww ii easily, says former nazi general. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to know how the main personalities thought and reacted to events. In february 1943, manstein put forth two operational proposals for the coming. As the last but onea surviving german field marshal, he was buried with full military honours, his funeral attended by hundreds of soldiers of all ranks. Books go search hello select your address best sellers help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry.
Theres an appendix at the end of the book with a brief biography, but it is very scarce. Han betraktas tillsammans med heinz guderian och erwin. Hitlers master strategist, was deeply implicated in the holocaust just as were the overwhelming majority of his peers in the wehrmachts officer corps. However, the hardcore student of wwii will find the book to be a must when learning about the german army. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Born into an aristocratic prussian family with a long history of military service, manstein joined the army at a young age and saw. Quite detailed and describes vividly the thinking and challenges that manstein faced when trying to convince german military leadership of what became known as the manstein. Martin blumenson and a great selection of related books, art and. One of the greatest generals of world war ii was born in 1887 in berlin. The trial commenced in hamburg on august 22, 1949, and dragged on until december 19 following. So, after finishing reading this book, i recommend to readers to not underestimate this great book. One of the most fascinating books i have read on the subject of world war ii.
Hitlers greatest general ebook written by mungo melvin. Why was a convicted nazi war criminal buried with military. The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history, by robert forczyk, is an entry in osprey publishings new leadership, strategy, conflict series. The war memoirs of hitlers most brilliant general by manstein, erich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He became one of the most prominent commanders of nazi germanys armed forces wehrmacht. Hitlers master strategist english edition was one of the most wanted books on 2020. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read manstein. Originally published in germany in 1955, and in england and the united states in 1958, this classic memoir of wwii by a man. Jun 07, 2017 born into an aristocratic prussian family with a long history of military service, manstein joined the army at a young age and saw service on western front and eastern front during the first world. It is not an autobiography strictly speaking, as theres very little said about his childhood or his military career during wwi. Discover book depositorys huge selection of erich manstein books online. Lost victories goodreads share book recommendations.
Wall street journal, october 7, 2006generals dont make the best memoirists, mainly because they embellish while writing for posterity. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the military thinking behind many of germanys world. Due to prussian history many family names sound somewhat polish in this area but jews never had the opportunity to join the circle of prussian aristocracy whatsoever. It also helps one appreciate the axiom two things can be true simultaneously. He first came to prominence in early 1940, when his plan for an armoured attack through the ardennes caught hitlers attention. This fact was carefully hidden from hitler by canarais for obvious reasons. His military mind proved outstanding in many a conflict but perhaps his greatest triumph was his ingenious. Many view him as the foremost exponent of largescale mobile operations in any of the second world war armies. Manstein was one of the most prominent commanders of germanys world war ii armed forces and one of the best military strategists of the entire war. Zenith press 2004, isbn 9780760320549 the book in german. I guess thats the downside of buying a book in a second language. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the military thinking behind many of germanys world war ii campaigns. He became one of the most prominent commanders of germanys world war ii armed forces wehrmacht. Born into an aristocratic prussian family with a long history of military service, manstein joined the army at a young age and saw service on western front and eastern front during the first.
His military mind proved outstanding in many a conflict but perhaps his greatest triumph was his ingenious operational plan that led to the rapid defeat of france in may 1940. Many on this site when talking about franco for example seem unaware he was half jewish. He was famous for repeatedly standing up to hitler on various issues, often with the rest of the general staff watching. War, the poet virgil once wrote, is a tale of arms and the man. Looks at one of the crucial periods on the eastern front, covering the last stages of the german attack on stalingrad, the soviet counterattack that cut off the sixth army, the failed german relief efforts, the extraction of german forces from the caucasus, the soviet liberation of kharkov and mansteins skilful. Questia read the fulltext online edition of lost victories 1958. In 1949 he was tried for war crimes in hamburg, was convicted of nine of seventeen charges and sentenced to eighteen years in prison. He fought and was wounded in world war i, and commanded the 18th division in silesia after the war. Manstein began his active career as an officer in 1906 and served.
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