Thomas F. (hardtack) -
If you enjoy reading about the movement large military force (Armies, corps and sometimes divisions) then you will this book. von Manstein basically writes the unit history of the forces he commanded on the Eastern Front in World War II.
However, there are numerous, interesting passages in which he reflects on the military policies of Hitler and others who outranked him.
Much of the book seems to show that von Manstein and others in command of armies faced the same difficulties in waging war that later American commanders did in Viet Name and other conflicts. While they were on the front lines and in-touch with what was happening, others far behind the lines held their strings and delayed in giving permission for movements that might have very well changed the course of the war.
The only question left to the reader is to decide if von Manstein is playing the same game that American Confederate generals played when they wrote their memoirs in the 1880s, i.e., "If only they had listened to me, we would have won."
However, there are numerous, interesting passages in which he reflects on the military policies of Hitler and others who outranked him.
Much of the book seems to show that von Manstein and others in command of armies faced the same difficulties in waging war that later American commanders did in Viet Name and other conflicts. While they were on the front lines and in-touch with what was happening, others far behind the lines held their strings and delayed in giving permission for movements that might have very well changed the course of the war.
The only question left to the reader is to decide if von Manstein is playing the same game that American Confederate generals played when they wrote their memoirs in the 1880s, i.e., "If only they had listened to me, we would have won."
