The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945

The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. Three quarters of a century later, the question persists: What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the worldâ€™s leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course of history. In this gripping account of German military campaigns during the final phase of World War II, Citino charts the inevitable path by which Bewegungskrieg, or a â€œwar of movement,â€ inexorably led to Nazi Germanyâ€™s defeat.

The Wehrmachtâ€™s Last Stand analyzes the German Totenritt, or â€œdeath ride,â€ from January 1944â€”with simultaneous Allied offensives at Anzio and Ukraineâ€”until May 1945, the collapse of the Wehrmacht in the field, and the Soviet storming of Berlin. In clear and compelling prose, and bringing extensive reading of the German-language literature to bear, Citino focuses on the German view of these campaigns. Often very different from the Allied perspective, this approach allows for a more nuanced and far-reaching understanding of the last battles of the Wehrmacht than any now available. With Citinoâ€™s previous volumes, Death of the Wehrmacht and The Wehrmacht Retreats, The Wehrmachtâ€™s Last Stand completes a uniquely comprehensive picture of the German armyâ€™s strategy, operations, and performance against the Allies in World War II.
Country USA
Brand University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer University Press of Kansas
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2017-11-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780700624942

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer	University Press of Kansas
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2017-11-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780700624942

The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)