Warlord Hitler: With Reference to the Campaign in Southern Russia in 1942 (Routledge Studies in Second World War History) - Hardcover

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Donohue, Alan

 
9781032551036: Warlord Hitler: With Reference to the Campaign in Southern Russia in 1942 (Routledge Studies in Second World War History)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1032551038 ISBN 13: 9781032551036
Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

This book is a study of Adolf Hitler in his role as military commander and strategist from the beginning of the Second World War until the end of 1942, examining in detail the campaign in southern Russia that year.

The thesis challenges the post-war narrative of Hitler as a dilettante who was solely responsible for the strategic and operational errors that led to Germany’s defeat in the war. Instead, this research highlights that decisions made by Hitler with respect to such disparate themes as strategy, operations, logistics, intelligence, economics, air and naval power, and coalition warfare were generally sound if viewed from his perspective, even if they were not ultimately successful. It also gives an overview of his own ideas concerning all aspects of military affairs, such as intelligence, command and morale. The careful analysis of Hitler’s decision-making process offers a unique contribution to Second World War scholarship and moves beyond a superficial understanding that the war’s outcome was a result of Hitler’s ineptitude as a military leader.

Warlord Hitler will appeal to postgraduates and specialists in military history, as well as general readers interested in a deeper study of the Second World War.

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About the Author

Alan Donohue is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. where he is currently writing a history of the Reichsgau Sudetenland from 1938 to 1945. His main research interests are the German-Soviet War and the history of Central Europe. He has written peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter on military intelligence, German occupation policy in the Soviet Union and deception measures on the Eastern Front.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032551038
ISBN 13 
9781032551036
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
430

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