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~ Correlli Barnett (Editor) "Two stubborn, disapproving generals dared to question Hitler's plans for the subjugation of eastern Europe before they were put into effect..." (more)
Key Phrases: armed forces office, airborne action, panzer army, Eastern Front, Sepp Dietrich, First World War (more...)
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In Hitler's Generals, distinguished historian Correlli Barnett has gathered together an outstanding team of military historians to write about the characters and careers of twenty-six generals of the Third Reich. The book probes the central mystery of why a generation of the world's most able commanders and staff officers came to be seduced by Hitler, and why they failed to deflect him from his disastrous decisions.


About the Author

Correlli Barnett is the author of many distinguished books, among them The Desert Generals, The Sword Bearers and The Collapse of British Power. Since 1977 he has been Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. From 1973 to 1985 he was also a member of Council of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature and of the Royal Historical Society. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Grove Press (July 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802139949
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802139948
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,175 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary collection of biographical sketches, November 24, 2003
This is simply a must read for anyone interested in Germany and World War Two. A great companion to `Stalin's Generals' by Shukman(editor), this book tells the stories of every rank of Germanys command in WW II. Separate sections detail the `Anti-Nazi Generals', the `Desk Generals' the Fieldmarshalls the `Battlefront' commanders and the `innovators'. Every German general and military leader is mentioned. From Guderian, the man who created `Blitzkrieg' to Rommell the `Desert Fox to Paulus who surrendered Stalingrad as well as luminaries like Rundstedt and Kesselring.

These wonderful biographical sketches help one understand the diversity in command of Hitler's war machine. The generals ranged from the totally incompetent to dire hard Nazi's to professional soldiers like Rommell. A number of the Generals were captured or killed before the war ended and many were tried for war crimes. A wonderful book, very well written and one that allows you to jump from place to place since each sketch is authored by a separate expert.

Seth J. Frantzman

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Overview, November 19, 2001
By DL Simmons (New York) - See all my reviews
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A couple of reviewers have expressed disappointment in this book because it didn't go more deeply into military strategy, but that is exactly the reason why a more general audience will find this book as interesting as I did. I found myself skimming over the esoteric (read boring) battle details and absorbing the personal ones because they were much more revealing of the men beneath the uniforms. Who would have suspected that the imposing von Rundsteadt once considered being an actor and loved to read mystery novels. This may not be the book for strict tactical historians, but it is a very interesting read for everybody else.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent biographical essays on top German commanders, April 3, 2005
By lordhoot "lordhoot" (Anchorage, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews
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Hitler's Generals is a collection of biographical essays on 26 of German top military commanders during the Third Reich. They ranged from political generals like Keital to one of the Great Captains of history, von Manstein. Each biographical essay was written by different author who appears to have a in-depth knowledge of their subject. They were able in very few words, gives us a pretty good insights of these German commanders who fought for the Third Reich, some willingly, some unwillingly. The indivdual essays were written on the individual. Anyone looking for in-depth military history lessons should look else where.

I was bit surprised by the latitude of some of these mini-biographies. Josef Sepp Dietrich, for example, appears to have a very much of a professional career, an interesting contrast to many accounts of him I have read in the past which painted him as Hitler's favorite "street thug" who knows nothing of military matter. It was interesting to note that Walter Gorlitz who wrote on General Alfred Jodl who was hung at Nuremberg forgot to mention that the German courts in 1953 exonerated Jodl, only Nuremberg defendant to be clear like that. Important omission considering that Gorlitz wrote rather sympathetically on Jodl. I found these mini-biographies to be insightful, interesting and entertaining reading material. A lot of information here without weighting you down with details.

An excellent book which gives you a quick study of top men Hitler relied upon to wage war in Europe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Overview of the German Generals
"Hitler's Generals", edited by Correlli Barnett, contains many well-written and thoughtful essays of Hitler's military commanders in World War II. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cody Carlson

4.0 out of 5 stars Hitler's Generals: A mixed lot
This is a useful overview of some of Germany's leading generals in the years leading up to World War II and their performance in that conflict. Read more
Published on April 21, 2007 by Steven A. Peterson

3.0 out of 5 stars Not always trustworthy.
The tendency to elide the war crimes committed by some of these generals is downright remarkable in a work with pretensions to scholarship. Read more
Published on December 17, 2006 by A. Lowry

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven quality
It's hard to know how much to trust this book. Walter Goerlitz's whitewash of Keitel, Jodl, and Reichenau (the last being particularly egregious) shows that the editor didn't... Read more
Published on June 5, 2006 by A. Lowry

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Overview
I enjoyed the personal details of the generals profiled; it tended to give you a better understanding of the men without having to read a full biography on each one. Read more
Published on April 6, 2002 by John G. Hilliard

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent background commanders behind Hitler!
You may find this book helpful to you especially without knowing the men behind hitler! This book contained hitler's famous generals categorized from anti-nazi generals, desk... Read more
Published on April 26, 2001 by Ric Kee Foo

3.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction
This is a book for the beginner in WW II' generals. IT provides a good general overview about some of HItler's most famous generals and Field MArshalls, adn tries to explain why... Read more
Published on July 25, 2000 by Gergellor

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
By focusing on a number of different generals, this book lets you see all the personal and professional conflicts that hid under the German army's apparent uniformity, and, by... Read more
Published on July 2, 2000 by Kelster

4.0 out of 5 stars REALLY HEAVY READING
This is really heavy reading, because the book talks about 26 Generals and Field Marshalls in Hitler's age, but the chapters are each written by a differente historian, which... Read more
Published on June 19, 2000 by M. D. Fonseca

2.0 out of 5 stars And.....???
I'm with Paladeen on that one. I was expecting the book to be a little more about acheivements. I think there is a little more to these men than how they interacted with Hitler.
Published on September 4, 1999

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