Cross of iron : the rise and fall of the German war machine, 1918-1945 /
Mosier, John,1944-
New York : Henry Holt and Co.,
c2006.
"A John Macrae book".
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-303) and index.
Introduction: truth and error -- The German army in 1918: secrets of success -- The army before Hitler: hollow victories, shattered illusions -- Breaking out of the cave: Hitler and the Wehrmacht's Jewish problem -- Planes, personalities, and conflict in the Luftwaffe -- Paper tigers: Hitler's tanks -- Bloodless victories, or nearly so: toward a greater Germany, 1935-39 -- The fall of the West, September 1939-June 1940 -- A few distractions on the Road to Armageddon -- The Soviet collapse -- The death ride: Russia, December 1941-December 1944 -- Failure and philosophy: the end of the war -- The criminals -- Conclusion: Myths, realities, and achievements.
Strategy