One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Adolf Hitler and a small circle of yes-men consistently overrode the professional judgment of the German General Staff. Megargee does much to dispel this long-standing belief....An immensely illuminating work that casts plenty of blame all around, this will surely provoke much discussion among historians and readers with an interest in the Third Reich. - Publishers Weekly

One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Adolf Hitler and a small circle of ""yes-men"" consistently overrode the professional judgement of the German General Staff. This text seeks to dispel this long-standing myth. It casts plenty of blame all around, and should provoke discussion among historians and readers with an interest in the Third Reich.
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One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of ""yes-men"" consistently overrode the professional judgement of the German General Staff. This text seeks to dispel this long-standing myth.
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This title won the Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award, and was a Main Selection of the History Book Club.

Product details

ISBN
9780700611874
Published
2000-06-30
Publisher
University Press of Kansas; University Press of Kansas
Weight
477 gr
Height
228 mm
Width
157 mm
Thickness
22 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, G, 05, 06, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
328

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Biographical note

Geoffrey P. Megargee is Applied Research Scholar at The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.