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Manstein : Hitler's Greatest General by Mungo Melvin (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312563124
ISBN-139780312563127
eBay Product ID (ePID)99586983
Product Key Features
Book TitleManstein : Hitler's Greatest General
Number of Pages656 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Germany, Military / World War II, Genocide & War Crimes, Military
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMungo Melvin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.1 in
Item Weight31.9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-004437
Reviews"Mr. Melvin's biography is meticulously researched, and his treatment of Manstein's military prowess is thorough." -- The Wall Street Journal "A searing portraint of soldierly prowess in a disastrous cause, Melvin's comprehensive, judicious account will become the standard biography of Manstein in English." -- Publishers Weekly "A comprehensive, vivid portrait . . . Major General Mungo Melvin has admirably captured the long elusive Erich von Manstein in a book of particular relevance to today's readers." -- Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn "Superb . . . Mungo Melvin writes with penetrating analysis and fine prose about the greatest strategic brain of any side in the struggle." -- Andrew Roberts, author of Masters and Commanders "This crisp, compelling book, the first full-scale biography of Manstein in English . . . grapples with the Manstein myth and gets the measure of the man." -- Daily Express (UK) "Melvin is well attuned to the moral compromise of the Wehrmacht's senior officers and his biography is markedly nuanced." -- The Times (UK) "A long-overdue analysis of this German Field Marshal . . . Few authors are as qualified to write this book as General Melvin, one of the foremost thinkers in the British Army. . . . [A] compelling yet unflinching portrait of one of the military geniuses of the twentieth century." -- Military History Quarterly "More than a biography of a great commander; this is a penetrating account of a general's conflict with his political leader and the moral dilemmas involved." -- Soldier magazine, A long-overdue analysis of this German Field Marshal . . . Few authors are as qualified to write this book as General Melvin, one of the foremost thinkers in the British Army. . . . [A] compelling yet unflinching portrait of one of the military geniuses of the twentieth century., "Mr. Melvin's biography is meticulously researched, and his treatment of Manstein's military prowess is thorough."- The Wall Street Journal "A searing portraint of soldierly prowess in a disastrous cause, Melvin's comprehensive, judicious account will become the standard biography of Manstein in English."- Publishers Weekly "A comprehensive, vivid portrait . . . Major General Mungo Melvin has admirably captured the long elusive Erich von Manstein in a book of particular relevance to today's readers." -Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer prizewinning author of An Army at Dawn "Superb . . . Mungo Melvin writes with penetrating analysis and fine prose about the greatest strategic brain of any side in the struggle."-Andrew Roberts, author of Masters and Commanders "This crisp, compelling book, the first full-scale biography of Manstein in English . . . grapples with the Manstein myth and gets the measure of the man." - Daily Express (UK) "Melvin is well attuned to the moral compromise of the Wehrmacht's senior officers and his biography is markedly nuanced." - The Times (UK) "A long-overdue analysis of this German Field Marshal . . . Few authors are as qualified to write this book as General Melvin, one of the foremost thinkers in the British Army. . . . [A] compelling yet unflinching portrait of one of the military geniuses of the twentieth century." - Military History Quarterly "More than a biography of a great commander; this is a penetrating account of a general's conflict with his political leader and the moral dilemmas involved." - Soldier magazine, More than a biography of a great commander; this is a penetrating account of a general's conflict with his political leader and the moral dilemmas involved., This crisp, compelling book, the first full-scale biography of Manstein in English . . . grapples with the Manstein myth and gets the measure of the man., "A comprehensive, vivid portrait . . . Major General Mungo Melvin has admirably captured the long elusive Erich von Manstein in a book of particular relevance to today's readers." -Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer prizewinning author of An Army at Dawn "Superb . . . Mungo Melvin writes with penetrating analysis and fine prose about the greatest strategic brain of any side in the struggle."-Andrew Roberts, author of Masters and Commanders "This crisp, compelling book, the first full-scale biography of Manstein in English . . . grapples with the Manstein myth and gets the measure of the man." - Daily Express (UK) "Melvin is well attuned to the moral compromise of the Wehrmacht's senior officers and his biography is markedly nuanced." - The Times (UK) "A long-overdue analysis of this German Field Marshal . . . Few authors are as qualified to write this book as General Melvin, one of the foremost thinkers in the British Army. . . . [A] compelling yet unflinching portrait of one of the military geniuses of the twentieth century." - Military History Quarterly "More than a biography of a great commander; this is a penetrating account of a general's conflict with his political leader and the moral dilemmas involved." - Soldier magazine, Mr. Melvin's biography is meticulously researched, and his treatment of Manstein's military prowess is thorough., A searing portraint of soldierly prowess in a disastrous cause, Melvin's comprehensive, judicious account will become the standard biography of Manstein in English., "A searing portraint of soldierly prowess in a disastrous cause, Melvin's comprehensive, judicious account will become the standard biography of Manstein in English."- Publishers Weekly "A comprehensive, vivid portrait . . . Major General Mungo Melvin has admirably captured the long elusive Erich von Manstein in a book of particular relevance to today's readers." -Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer prizewinning author of An Army at Dawn "Superb . . . Mungo Melvin writes with penetrating analysis and fine prose about the greatest strategic brain of any side in the struggle."-Andrew Roberts, author of Masters and Commanders "This crisp, compelling book, the first full-scale biography of Manstein in English . . . grapples with the Manstein myth and gets the measure of the man." - Daily Express (UK) "Melvin is well attuned to the moral compromise of the Wehrmacht's senior officers and his biography is markedly nuanced." - The Times (UK) "A long-overdue analysis of this German Field Marshal . . . Few authors are as qualified to write this book as General Melvin, one of the foremost thinkers in the British Army. . . . [A] compelling yet unflinching portrait of one of the military geniuses of the twentieth century." - Military History Quarterly "More than a biography of a great commander; this is a penetrating account of a general's conflict with his political leader and the moral dilemmas involved." - Soldier magazine, Superb . . . Mungo Melvin writes with penetrating analysis and fine prose about the greatest strategic brain of any side in the struggle., A comprehensive, vivid portrait . . . Major General Mungo Melvin has admirably captured the long elusive Erich von Manstein in a book of particular relevance to today's readers., Melvin is well attuned to the moral compromise of the Wehrmacht's senior officers and his biography is markedly nuanced.
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Dewey Decimal940.54/1343092 B
SynopsisAmong students of military history, the genius of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (1887-1973) is respected perhaps more than that of any other World War II soldier. He displayed his strategic brilliance in such campaigns as the invasion of Poland, the Blitzkrieg of France, the sieges of Sevastopol, Leningrad, and Stalingrad, and the battles of Kharkov and Kursk. Manstein also stands as one of the war's most enigmatic and controversial figures. To some, he was a leading proponent of the Nazi regime and a symbol of the moral corruption of the Wehrmacht. Yet he also disobeyed Hitler, who dismissed his leading Field Marshal over this incident, and has been suspected by some of conspiring against the Führer. Sentenced to eighteen years by a British war tribunal at Hamburg in 1949, Manstein was released in 1953 and went on to advise the West German government in founding its new army within NATO. Military historian and strategist Mungo Melvin combines his research in German military archives and battlefield records with unprecedented access to family archives to get to the truth of Manstein's life and deliver this definitive biography of the man and his career.
LC Classification NumberDD247.M3M45 2011
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- 11 Jan, 2017
master strategist
Most complete book about lhe greatest general of ww2, a good insider of both the man and lhe militar genius. Highly recommend it .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
