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Bezig met laden... Hitler: Military Commanderdoor Rupert Matthews
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A comprehensive examination of Hitler's military strategies. As Führer of the Third Reich, Hitler was responsible for deciding the German war aims in 1939. As head of the Armed Forces from February 4th, 1938, he was also responsible for the overall Wehrmacht strategy intended to achieve these aims. Hitler: Military Commander examines with impeccable detail Hitler's key military decisions during the Second World War, and assesses how far these decisions were militarily justified in the light of the intelligence available at the time. Perhaps most importantly, it tackles the larger questions of how a non-German former corporal, albeit the holder of the Iron Cross First Class, managed to take personal control of an army with the Prussian traditions of the German army; to appoint, sack, and sentence to death its generals at will, to lead it into a World War it was not prepared for; and to ultimately destroy it. Featuring black-and-white photographs, maps, biographical context, tactical analysis, and more, this new edition of Hitler: Military Commander will give readers the comprehensive overview of Hitler's military decisions and downfall. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)943.086History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866- Third Reich 1933-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (2.7)
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You don't need to go far to find evidence that makes you worry about the quality of the research:
At the start of the introduction there is a quote attributed to Hindenburg calling Hitler a "jumped up Bohemian corporal". This quote was immediately suspect. Why would Hindenburg call Hitler Bohemian when he was Austrian? A quick check of Google and Google Books tells me that the phrase was first used by Matthews.
The first sentence in Chapter 1 reads "When Hitler became Führer in 1933 he automatically became the head of the German armed forces." This may seem like a quibble, but he became Chancellor in 1933 and it was in 1934 (after Hindenburg died) that he combined that office with that of President as Führer. At this stage, the German armed forces took an oath of loyalty to Hitler as the Führer. General Werner von Blomberg held the title of Minister for Defence (later Minister for War) and Commander-in-Chief of the German armed forces from 1933 to 1938, when Hitler assumed the title.
Still on the first page of Chapter 1, we learn that "The army officers jealously guarded the army's traditional right to be the only body in Germany authorised to carry arms..." This is a curious statement. Apart from the police forces, Germany had been awash with militias and private armies from the end of the First World War until the rise of Hitler. Some were affiliated with political parties, as the SA was, but there were many others that had the clandestine support of the the Army: the Freikorps or Black Reichswehr.
Matthews does not offer footnotes or a bibliography, or even a preface to explain his approach and who helped with research. Popular histories often lack these, but their absence makes it difficult to see this book as a credible history. (