On 2006-04-23 Leo, Orlando FL wrote: As a big military history reader I have to say this book was excellent. I don´t recommend very many books but this was great especially for people already familiar with WWII.
It takes you inside the dfeat of the German Army. Very great observations from high ranking German officer mixed with views from the foot soldier.
Gives a great perspective on the German Army and the internal divisions it had.. And summed up by saying A book that stands out among good books!. Currently Defeat in the West (Cassell Military Paperbacks) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Max Hastings claimed A gripping narrative, based on the author’s interviews with 24 senior German officers captured at the end of World War II, reveals how a superbly armed and trained body of fighting men could suffer such a calamitous defeat. The prisoners offer candid assessments of German military performance and the nature of the fallen regime, explaining for the first time much that happened during the war and how the German military machine served Hitler well—and the nation badly.