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Autore |
Mitcham Samuel W. |
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Hitler's commanders : German action in the field, 1939-1945 / / Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. and Gene Mueller |
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London, England : , : Leo Cooper, , 1992 |
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©1992 |
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ISBN |
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0-85052-308-7 |
1-84832-470-7 |
1-4738-1512-6 |
1-78383-580-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns |
Command of troops - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Introduction ""; ""1. The Generals of the High Command ""; ""2. Warlords of the Eastern Front ""; ""3. The Generals of Stalingrad ""; ""4. The Commanders in the West ""; ""5. The Lords of the Air ""; ""6. The Naval Officers ""; ""7. The Waffen-SS ""; ""Appendices ""; ""I. Tables of Equivalent Officer Ranks ""; ""II. General Staff Positions and Abbreviations ""; ""III. Characteristics of Selected Opposing Tanks ""; ""IV. Luftwaffe Aviation Unit Strengths and Chain of Command ""; ""V. Luftwaffe Tactical Abbreviations ""; ""Notes "" |
""Bibliography """"Subject Index ""; ""Index of Persons "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As absolute as Hitler's control over the German war machine was, it depended on the ability, judgment and unquestioning loyalty of the senior officers charged with putting his ideas, however difficult, into effect.Top military historian James Lucas examines the stories of fourteen of these men: all of different rank, from varied backgrounds, and highly awarded, they exemplify German military prowess at its most dangerous. Among his subjects are Eduard Dietl, the commander of German forces in Norway and Eastern Europe; Werner Kampf, one of |
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the most successful Panzer commanders of the war; and K |
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