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4 THE m \ LBERT SEATON : . The German army gained a great deal under Hitler. It lost even more, beginning with its soul and ending with its blood. This is the balance sheet of that gain and loss-during thirteen years of peace and war with the fate of the world c~ in balance. The German Army 1933-45 "Penetrating analysis based on ten years' work . . revealing important facts hitherto unknown." -Reveu des deux Mondes "Lucid, accurate, detailed and instructive." -Book Choice "The value of this book, written in such brilliant style, lies in the author's description of the way in which the army developed, and how this development went hand-in-hand with politico-military considerations and operations in the field. . . . The great attraction of the work lies, moreover, in the author'sclear judgments on personalities and events, presenting an impressive picture of the political and moral implication of what was going on "-Historische Zeitschrift COLONEL ALBERT SEATON is one of the world's pre- mier authorities on the political and military history of Germany and Russia. Since retiring from the British army, he has worked full time at writing and research. His ac- claimed books include The Russo-German War, 1941^5, The Battle for Moscow, 1941-42, Stalin as Warlord, The Crimean War: A Russian Chronicle, and The Fall of For- tress Europe, 1943-45, EARLIER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR TheRusso-German War 1941-45 TheBattlefor Moscow 1941-42 Stalinas Warlord TheCrimean War-A Russian Chronicle TheFallofFortress Europe 1943-45 The German Army 1933-45 Albert Seaton ® A MERIDIAN BOOK NEW AMgRICATJ LIBRARY NEW YORK AND SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO NAL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT QUANTITY DISCOUNTS WHEN USED TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE WRITE TO PREMIUM MARKETING DIVISION, NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY, 1633 BROADWAY, NEWYORK, NEWYORK 10019. © Copyright 1982 by Albert Seaton All rights reserved. For information write: St. Martin'sPress, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010. This is an authorized reprint of ahardcvoer edition published by St. Martin's Press. © MERIDIANTRADEMARKR—EG.U.S. PAT.OFF.ANDFOREIGNCOUNTRIES REGISTEREDTRADEMARK MARCAREGISTRADA HECHOENWESTFORD, MASS.,U.S.A. Signet, Signet Classic, Mentor, Plume,Meridian and NAL Books are published by New American Library, 1633 Broadway, NewYork, New York 10019. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Seaton, Albert, 1921- The German Army, 1933-45. Reprint. Originally published: NewYork : St. Martin's Press, cl982. Bibliography: p. — — 1. Germany. Heer History 20th century. I. Title. UA712.S47 1984 355.3'0943 84-25374 ISBN 0-452-00739-9 First Meridian Printing, March, 1985 123456789 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Nondimancosivedeperesperienzane nostritempi, quelli principi aver fatto gran cose, che della fede hanno tenuto poco conto, e che hanno saputo con iastuzia aggirareicervellidegliuomini, edaliafine hanno superato quelli che si sono fondati en su la lealta. MACHIAVELLI 1 1 Contents List ofMaps ix Acknowledgements xi Notes on Sources and Style xiii Foreword xvii Introduction xix The Legacy 1 1 2 In the Grip ofFear 21 3 From Reichsheerto German Army 5 4 Towards a War Army 87 5 Poland and Moral Degeneration 113 6 The Emergence of the Feldherr 131 7 New Commitments 1941 145 8 Barbarossa 161 9 The First Disasters 176 10 The Loss ofStrategicInitiative 199 1 The Twentieth ofJuly 220 12 The Collapse 243 Appendix A Army Groups in the West and South 258-9 Appendix B Army Groups in the East 260 Appendix C Notes on the Main German Arms 261 Notesand Sources 270 Bibliography 283 Index 293
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