Some critics claim that mansteins book lost victories. Aug 19, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The reader is given a valuable insight of the german perspective of events and the frustrations of dealing with hitler as the supreme commander of the armed forces. During world war ii he attained the rank of field marshal generalfeldmarschall and was held in high esteem by his fellow officers as one of the wehrmachts best military minds. Its english translation was published in 1958 for distribution in the uk and th. He became one of the most prominent commanders of nazi germanys armed forces wehrmacht. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Manstein never admits to the soviets outmaneuvering him, only overwhelming his forces with 20 to 1 odds as though they were some massive orc horde out of the pages of tolkien.
Originally published in germany in 1955, and in england and the united states in 1958, this classic memoir of wwii by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably germanys top wwii general, is now made available again. Hitlers master strategist benoit lemay has offered an at times complementary look at manstein, for instance, in demonstrating manstein s military genius in relation to two campaigns in particular. Secondly, 46 division reported that it was being subjected to a strong attack by the enemys tanks a sign that he found our presence south of the river most disagreeable. The book was first published in west germany in 1955, then in spain in 1956.
The book was a highly acclaimed bestseller, critical of hitler and his leadership style. German soldiers somewhere on the eastern front in february 1943. On a knifes edge the ukraine, november 1942march 1943, prit buttar. Hitler could have won ww ii easily, says former nazi. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The war memoirs of hitlers most brilliant general by. Mansteins lost victories is a must read along with guderians panzer leader for those truly interested students of wwii. Rami reiner, told me the story of the two cemeteries. He had a distinguished career and played a crucial role throughout wwii. The reader is given a valuable insight of the german perspective of events and the frustrations of dealing with hitler as the. It is very much a selfserving piece of promanstein propaganda. This book provides a detailed account of his campaigns in poland, france and russia, as a corps, army and army group commander. Manstein was the very best that the wehrmacht had to offer. Mansteins tragedy is that he is trying wage war to secure the best possible outcome for germany but must bow to a maddened tyrant who harbors a death wish for germany. Questia read the fulltext online edition of lost victories 1958.
Manstein s lost victories is a must read along with guderians panzer leader for those truly interested students of wwii. 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. During world war ii he attained the rank of field marshal generalfeldmarschall and was held in high esteem by his fellow officers as one of the. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to know how the main personalities thought and. Hitlers master strategist benoit lemay has offered an at times complementary look at manstein, for instance, in demonstrating mansteins military genius in relation to two campaigns in particular. 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. The battle of the bulge, the crimean campaign, the battles of leningrad and stalingrad, operation citadel, to name but the most notorious. Manstein was a career officer in the german army and was chiefofstaff of southern army group in the invasion of poland in september 1939. However, the hardcore student of wwii will find the book to be a must when learning about the german army. Author editor posted on february 6, january 26, categories 1943 tags hitler. Apr 12, 2018 it is very much a selfserving piece of pro manstein propaganda. Further inactivity on our part could only improve the position as far as he was concerned. 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. Theres an appendix at the end of the book with a brief biography, but it is very scarce.
See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and. They are all in pdf format and are typically 10s of mbs in size, so you may. He attained the rank of field marshal 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 both the western. Attaining the rank of generalfeldmarschall, he was held in high esteem as one of germanys best military strategists. It is not an autobiography strictly speaking, as theres very little said about his childhood or his military career during wwi. Manstein argues with hitler over role of hq members of the waffen ss division adolf hitler on the eastern front, february 1943. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Having first read this book in 1988 i find that it is still one of the best military. The conspirators planning to assassinate hitler are well aware of mansteins anger with hitlers conduct of the war. He became one of the most prominent commanders of germanys world war ii armed forces wehrmacht. Over 14 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to know how the main personalities thought and reacted to. He would be the deusex machina that would save the wehrmacht and with it germany, on multiple occasions throughout world war 2.
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