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Why the Germans Lose at War: The Myth of German Military Superiority

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Why the Germans Lose at War: The Myth of German Military Superiority

SKU: 9781526713674 Category: Product ID: 202903

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Title: Why the Germans Lose at War: The Myth of German Military Superiority
Author: MACKSEY KENNETH
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/03/2018
Imprint: FRONTLINE
Price: $40.00
Publishing status: Active

‘This book is a brilliant account of German military history which makes for thought-provoking
reading.’ – Military Modelcraft International
The German armed forces suffered crushing defeat in the last century. Kenneth Macksey
examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures. Were they the random fortunes
of war, or the inevitable result of a particular structure, leadership and history? A nation with few
natural defensive boundaries, Germany traditionally had to struggle to survive, and developed an
aggressive and militant outlook. Its great strengths were the brilliance of individual generals and
military thinkers, the innovative development of the military forces, and the skill and tenacity of
the fighting men. Set against all this was a short-term war policy, a tendency to underestimate
the enemy and believe its own propaganda, and the politicisation of the military staffs. These and
many other factors were to lead Germany from nineteenth-century success, and dreams of world
domination, to twentieth-century defeat.


16 pages of b/w plates

ISBN: 9781526713674