03071nam 2200601 450 991081032920332120230801233223.01-4738-1946-61-4738-0014-5(CKB)3710000000125571(EBL)1718493(OCoLC)881887679(SSID)ssj0001294154(PQKBManifestationID)11841624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001294154(PQKBWorkID)11317216(PQKB)10422613(MiAaPQ)EBC1718493(Au-PeEL)EBL1718493(CaPaEBR)ebr10884673(CaONFJC)MIL623687(EXLCZ)99371000000012557120140704e20122011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe last Prussian a biography of field marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt, 1875-1953 /Charles MessengerSouth Yorkshire, England :Pen & Sword Military,2012.©20111 online resource (414 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84884-662-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""LIST OF MAPS""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""Introduction""; ""Introduction to the New Edition""; ""1. Early Life""; ""2. The First World War""; ""3. The Weimar Years""; ""4. Enter Hitler""; ""5. Poland""; ""6. Assault in the West""; ""7. Invasion Talk""; ""8. Russia 1941""; ""9. Return to France""; ""10. Normandy and the Bomb Plot""; ""11. Recalled Once More""; ""12. The Last Battles""; ""13. Prisoner of War""; ""14. War Criminal""; ""15. The Twilight Years""; ""16. The Reckoning""; ""APPENDIX ONE THE VON RUNDSTEDT FAMILY TREE""""APPENDIX TWO DECORATIONS AWARDED TO GERD VON RUNDSTEDT""""SOURCE NOTES""; ""SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953) was one of the foremost German commanders of the Second World War. After service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during 1914-1918 he rose steadily through the ranks before retiring in 1938. Recalled to plan the attack on Poland, he played a leading part in this and the invasion of France in 1940. Thereafter he commanded Army Group South in the assault on Russia before being sacked at the end of 1941. Recalled again, he was made Commander-in-Chief West and as such faced the 1944 Allied invasion of France, but was removed that July. He resumed World War, 1939-1945GermanyMarshalsGermanyBiographyGermanyArmed ForcesHistory20th centuryGermanyArmed forcesBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Marshals355.331092Messenger Charles591848MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810329203321The last Prussian4084380UNINA