Hitler's War - Germany's Key Strategic Decisions 1940-45

Informationen zum Autor Heinz Magenheimer is one of Austria's most respected historians and commentators. Since 1972 he has been a member of the Academy of National Defence, Vienna, and since 1993 a permanent member of the editorial staff of the Austrian military periodical OMZ. In addition to five books, he has written more than a hundred articles in periodical and compendia on the subjects of military strategy, security politics and the history of warfare. Klappentext Drawing on the latest source material, especially research only recently available from Russian archives, a noted expert gets into the minds of the Nazi generals who plotted World War II strategy, revisiting their crucial decisions--and the resulting consequences. Could the Germans really have won World War II? If they had done things differently--what would have happened? When were the major turning points? Brilliant strokes and blunders, opportunities taken and rejected, are skillfully observed.This is the book that answers the question: Could Germany have won World War Two? Zusammenfassung Drawing on the latest source material, especially research only recently available from Russian archives, a noted expert gets into the minds of the Nazi generals who plotted World War II strategy, revisiting their crucial decisions--and the resulting consequences. Could the Germans really have won World War II? If they had done things differently--what would have happened? When were the major turning points? Brilliant strokes and blunders, opportunities taken and rejected, are skillfully observed.

Product details

• Authors: Heinz Magenheimer, Magenheimer Heinz
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.03.2002
• EAN: 9780304362080
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36208-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Series: CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; W&N Military
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater