Hitler's Field Marshals and Their Battles

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Summary: A Brilliant Condensation of Complex Subject Material
Review: Although Mitcham's book covers the careers of twenty or more field marshals he nevertheless manages to draw pictures of them all. Each field marshal is covered in pinpoint detail. What I find most interesting about this piece of work is that by presenting one short biography after the other Mitcham shows the relevance of one field marshal to the other. In other words, Mr Mitcham draws lines which connect all these field marshals together and helps us understand all the combined military acheivements and also all the intrigues and jealousies which prevailed amongst these top military commanders of the Third Reich. Mr Mitcham leaves no one out either, instead of presenting field marshals only known to the western world , Mr Mitcham also gives valuable insight into obscure field marshals like generalfeldmarshal Georg Kluecher. In my opinion , this book is quite valuable to historians who wish to study top German military commanders of the Second World War.

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Summary: Superb Study of Hitler's Field Marshals
Review: Mitcham's account covers all the German FMs in great detail, including their characters and military abilities. The writing is fresh and clear, absorbing and never boring. The battle accounts are insightful. One of the best WWII books I've read.