Among his numerous books are Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American (1929), The Future of Infantry (1933), A History of the World War, 1914–1918 (1934), The German Generals Talk (1948), The Tanks (1959), Deterrent or Defence (1961), and A History of the Second World War (1970). He...
[v]Liddell-Hart, B.H.The German Generals Talk. Quill Publishing, New York, NY. 1979. Copyright 1948 by B.H. Liddell-Hart. p.212 [vi]Wray, Timothy A.Standing Fast: German Defensive Doctrine on the Russian Front in World War II, Prewar to March 1943.U.S. Army Command and General S...
In the midst of Stalin’s concern about Stalingrad Stavka planners never lost sight of their goal to resume large scale offensive operations as soon as possible in order to destroy at least one German Army Group.[lxxxiii] Unlike Hitler, Stalin had finally begun to trust his Generals. In Septe...
Heer, Hannes and Naumann, Klaus, War of Extermination The German Military in World War II, 1941-1944, (Berghahn Books, 2000). Hart, Liddell, B.H., The German Generals Talk, (William & Morrow Co., 1948). Hart, Liddell, B.H., The Rommel Papers, (Harcourt-Brace, 1953). Hastings, ...
Focuses on the special relationship between a British journalist and military writer Basil Liddell Hart and the generals of Wehrmacht in Germany. Debate on West German rearmament; Criticism of the war crimes trials; Emphasis on the Liddell Hart's sense of fair play and opposition to a harsh ...
Lee, it was his generals. “If only Jackson had lived, or Ewell had taken the hill, or if Stuart were there, etc. (Lee of course only blamed himself). Napoleon, serving as his own “Great Man” autobiographer, and perhaps the founder of the “Great Man” school, blamed fate. For ...
The German Neubaufahrzeug tank – looks strangely familiarIn 1924 the General Staff of the British Army ordered the prototype of a heavy tank, which became known as the Independent. The Design Team was headed by Sir George Buckham, who had been with Vickers since 1895, with much of the ...
Like the antebellum period, faith has emerged as a political weapon. “But,” wrote British historian and military theorist B. H. Liddell- Hart, “one should still be able to appreciate the point of view of those who fear the consequences. Faith matters so much in times of crisis. One ...
Regardless of the meaning ascribed to Hitler’s speech by his generals, Hitler had already laid plans to destroy the Jews in Poland and decimate the Polish intelligentsia and leadership. Hitler gave Himmler the task of forming“Einsatzgrüppento follow the German troops as they advanced into Poland...
The German historian Ernst Breisach wrote, “In theory we know these three worlds as separate concepts but we experience as inextricably linked and influencing each other in many ways. Every new and important discovery about the past changes how we think about the present and what we expect of...