Hitler's Commanders : Officers of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS.
Mitcham, Samuel W.
Hitler's Commanders : Officers of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS. - 2nd ed. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. - 1 online resource (381 pages)
NOTESBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Photospread.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Ch01. THE GENERALS OF THE HIGH COMMAND; Ch02. THE WARLORDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT; Ch03. THE GENERALS OF STALINGRAD; Ch04. THE COMMANDERS IN THE WEST; Ch05. THE PANZER COMMANDERS; Ch06. THE LORDS OF THE AIR; Ch07. THE NAVAL OFFICERS; Ch08. THE WAFFEN-SS; Appendix I. EQUIVALENT OFFICER RANKS; Appendix II. GENERAL STAFF POSITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS; Appendix III. CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED OPPOSING TANKS; Appendix IV. LUFTWAFFE AVIATIONn UNIT STRENGTHS AND CHAIN OF COMMAND; Appendix V. LUFTWAFFE TACTICAL ABBREVIATIONS; Appendix VI. ACRONYMS.
Now in an expanded edition that includes biographies of the generals of Stalingrad and a new chapter on the panzer commanders, this book offers rare insight into the men who ran Nazi Germany's war machine. Going beyond common stereotypes, Samuel W. Mitcham and Gene Mueller recount the compelling lives of a varied group of army, navy, Luftwaffe, and SS men. Weaving in dramatic stories of tank commanders, fighter pilots in aerial combat, and U-Boat aces, the authors bring the battlefields of World War II to life.
English.
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1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
Generals--Germany--Biography.
Admirals--Germany--Biography.
Marshals--Germany--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Biographies.
Généraux--Allemagne--Biographies.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
Admirals.
Armed Forces.
Generals.
Marshals.
Germany--Armed Forces--Biography.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
D757 / .M57 2012eb
940.54134309
Hitler's Commanders : Officers of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS. - 2nd ed. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. - 1 online resource (381 pages)
NOTESBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Photospread.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Ch01. THE GENERALS OF THE HIGH COMMAND; Ch02. THE WARLORDS OF THE EASTERN FRONT; Ch03. THE GENERALS OF STALINGRAD; Ch04. THE COMMANDERS IN THE WEST; Ch05. THE PANZER COMMANDERS; Ch06. THE LORDS OF THE AIR; Ch07. THE NAVAL OFFICERS; Ch08. THE WAFFEN-SS; Appendix I. EQUIVALENT OFFICER RANKS; Appendix II. GENERAL STAFF POSITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS; Appendix III. CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED OPPOSING TANKS; Appendix IV. LUFTWAFFE AVIATIONn UNIT STRENGTHS AND CHAIN OF COMMAND; Appendix V. LUFTWAFFE TACTICAL ABBREVIATIONS; Appendix VI. ACRONYMS.
Now in an expanded edition that includes biographies of the generals of Stalingrad and a new chapter on the panzer commanders, this book offers rare insight into the men who ran Nazi Germany's war machine. Going beyond common stereotypes, Samuel W. Mitcham and Gene Mueller recount the compelling lives of a varied group of army, navy, Luftwaffe, and SS men. Weaving in dramatic stories of tank commanders, fighter pilots in aerial combat, and U-Boat aces, the authors bring the battlefields of World War II to life.
English.
9781442211544 1442211547 9781442211537 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1442211539 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781283584500 (MyiLibrary) 1283584506 (MyiLibrary) 1442211520 9781442211520 9786613896957 6613896950
DE45E41F-0505-49B4-B4DB-977760C45B4A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
Generals--Germany--Biography.
Admirals--Germany--Biography.
Marshals--Germany--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Biographies.
Généraux--Allemagne--Biographies.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
Admirals.
Armed Forces.
Generals.
Marshals.
Germany--Armed Forces--Biography.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
D757 / .M57 2012eb
940.54134309