Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

An interesting book that has you engaged from the beginning. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone interested in past history and learn how one man’s mad dream nearly came true.

NetGalley, Lional Jones

A fascinating read for students of the war on the Eastern Front.

NetGalley, David Fleshbourne

Bashford does a fine job of explaining how the invasion of Russia, was fundamental in destroying Hitler's vision for Europe and the cause of the destruction of Nazi Germany.

NetGalley, zeb kantrowitz

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

An interesting look at the influence and mistakes Hitler had in directing his armies during WW2. The author focuses on several key battles where Hitler's inability to allow his experienced Generals direct the campaigns led to utter defeat and losses that were avoidable. His ego would not allow him to remain out of the picture resulting in horrendous decisions for Germany's troops. A very informative and well written novel. A great read for the military reader!

NetGalley, Ron Baumer

Five out of Five

A great overall assessment of Hitler , Feldeher , as a strategist and a war leader for the main land campaigns mainly the eastern front(Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk and Bagration) and for the western European Front D Day and the Ardennes offensive.

Well documented using the sources and memoirs of officers who where there with the dictator. Shows why he made the mistakes and what solutions the dictator discarded that could have an impact on the war. Do use some counterfactuals as a tool to understand what impact the options Hitler was proposed by his officers corps. The counterfactuals used in understanding the impact of decisions mentioned to the self appointed commander in chief do respect the minimal rewrite of history book so the reader won't be lost in the realm of fantasy.

The books also offer an insight on Hitler reasoning and what logic did he use to justify some actions. Also dispel the myth that the Feldeher, who was thought was the greatest warlord of all time , saved the German army in the winter 1941-42 . It was a mistake of Stalin who didn't took the advice of Marshall Zhukov to concentrate only on the central front instead on all the length of the front so dispersing the forces instead of concentrating on one sector ironically the same mistake the Führer made.

GoodReads, Mathieu Gaudreault