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 and eastern front during. However, the hardcore student of wwii will find the book to be a must when learning about the german army. Manstein s lost victories has value for the reader for at least two different reasons. He became one of the most prominent commanders of germanys world war ii armed forces wehrmacht. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One, it is a first hand history of events in world war ii from a key german generals perspective. In 1949 he was tried for war crimes in hamburg, was convicted of nine of seventeen charges and sentenced to eighteen years in prison. Lost victories illustrated with 24 plates of maps and diagrams and photographsoriginally 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. The operational warfighting performance of field marshal erich. Lost victories has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
The book was first published in west germany in 1955 and the translated english edition was released in 1958 for uk and usa distribution. The war memoirs of hitlers most brilliant general illustrated edition. 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. Search for library items search for lists search for. Mansteins lost victories has value for the reader for at least two different reasons. If you are want to know more about the fighting on the eastern front, then take the time to wade through it.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lost victories. The war memoirs of hitlers most brilliant general by. The war memoirs of hitlers most brilliant general 9780760320549 by manstein, erich and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. It was therefore, quite interesting to have his take on how he developed the sickle. Lost victories erich manstein haftad 9780760320549 bokus. Questia read the fulltext online edition of lost victories 1958. Its english translation was published in 1958 for distribution in the uk and the us. Two, it is an intriguing, unselfconscious reflection on good people carrying out their tasks for the worst possible causes in this case, adolf hitlers. Over 14 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. The war memoirs of hilters most brilliant general by.
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