Hitler's Wehrmacht: German Armed Forces in Support of the Fuhrer

by James Steiner

Book Overview

On August 2, 1934, Hitler required all members of Germany's re-emerging military to take an oath of allegiance to his regime. As the war progressed and Hitler's commands became more erratic and less humanitarian, his better generals were left to a moral predicament--live up to their oath and follow the questionable commands of the Fuhrer or violate their oath and, consequently, one of their most basic beliefs. Through a critical examination of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786475056
• ISBN13: 9780786475056
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher