ISBN:
0760320543
Complete Book Title:Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General
Author:Erich von Manstein
Binding Type:Soft Cover
Copyright Date:1982
Number of Pages:574
Size:5.63 x 8.5 in.
Book Subject:Militaria
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Generals don't make the best memoirists, mainly because they embellish while writing for posterity; the higher the rank, the worse the tome. The exception is the breathtaking autobiography of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, the brilliant author of many Germany victories against the Soviets in World War II. Dismissive of oft-cited turning points, such as the German defeat at Stalingrad, von Manstein contends that the war was never winnable for Germany because of the leader prosecuting it. As for Hitler's once much-vaunted kinship with regular soldiers, he says the Fuehrer had as little in common with the thoughts and emotions of soldiers as had his party with the Prussian virtues which it was so fond of invoking. Coming from Hitler's greatest general, it's a most effective filleting. Wall Street Journal
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. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier, discussing only those matters that had direct bearing on events in the military field. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to "know how the main personalities thought and reacted to events." This is what he tells us in this book.
His account is detailed, yet dispassionate and objective. "Nothing is certain in war, when all is said and done," But in Mansteins record, at least, we can see clearly what forces were in action. In retrospect, perhaps his book takes on an even greater significance.
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