The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader

by Stephen G. Fritz

Book Overview

A leading expert reexamines history to offer a stunningly original portrait of Hitler as a competent military commander and strategist

After Germany's humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their country's brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the F hrer's erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300205988
• ISBN13: 9780300205985
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"