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Shattered genius : the decline and fall of the German general staff in World War
Stone, David
Adult Nonfiction 940.54094 S 2012
Stone, David
Adult Nonfiction 940.54094 S 2012
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| Contents | Page |
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| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Preface û Götterdämmerung | p. 17 |
| ('Twilight of the Gods') | |
| 1 - A Tradition of Excellence, 1870-1918 | p. 23 |
| 2 - Progress and Pragmatism: The Reichswehr and General von Seeckt, 1918-1926 | p. 39 |
| 3 - An Unholy Alliance, 1925-1939 | p. 54 |
| The Night of the Long Knives, June 1934 | p. 61 |
| The Blomberg-Fritsch Crisis, January to February 1938 | p. 70 |
| The OKW | p. 76 |
| The OKH | p. 78 |
| 4 - Revival and Rearmament, 1935-1939 | p. 81 |
| Resurrection of the General Staff | p. 84 |
| Germany's New War Machine | p. 91 |
| Reoccupation of the Rhineland, March 1936 | p. 98 |
| The Hossbach Conference, November 1937 | p. 99 |
| 5 - Distrust and Dissent: The Czech Crisis and the Halder Plot, 1938 | p. 102 |
| 6 - At War Again: The Polish Campaign, 1939 | p. 117 |
| Fall Weiß: The Invasion | p. 120 |
| Fall Weiß: The Aftermath | p. 126 |
| 7 - Blitzkrieg: The Defeat of France, 1940 | p. 134 |
| Weserübung: The Invasion of Denmark and Norway, April to June 1940 | p. 143 |
| Fall Gelb: The Plan | p. 146 |
| Fall Gelb: The Invasion of France and the Low Countries, May to June 1940 | p. 153 |
| 8 - Strategic Options and Operational Sideshows, 1940-1941 | p. 164 |
| Seelöwe: Planning the Invasion of England, July to December 1940 | p. 167 |
| Felix and Isabella: Iberian Options, October to December 1940 | p. 173 |
| Merkur: The Invasion of Crete, May 1941 | p. 176 |
| Sonnenblume: The Campaign in North Africa, 1941-1943 | p. 180 |
| 9 - The Path to Barbarossa, 1940-1941 | p. 186 |
| Fall Otto: The First Plan | p. 189 |
| Fall Otto: Hitler's Intervention | p. 194 |
| Barbarossa: The Final Plan | p. 195 |
| Barbarossa: Command, Control and Other Issues | p. 203 |
| 10 - Unleashing the Whirlwind, June to December 1941 | p. 209 |
| Taifun: Moscow and the First Winter Campaign, September to December 1941 | p. 215 |
| 11 - A War of Attrition, 1942-1944 | p. 228 |
| Fall Blau: The Ukraine and Caucasus Offensive, May to November 1942 | p. 234 |
| The Battle of Stalingrad, November 1942 to February 1943 | p. 244 |
| 'Unconditional Surrender': The Casablanca Conference, January 1943 | p. 250 |
| Zitadelle: The Battle for the Kursk Salient, February to July 1943 | p. 251 |
| The Campaigns in Sicily and Italy, July 1943 to June 1944 | p. 258 |
| 12 - Duty and Honour, Plots and Conspiracies, 1934-1944 | p. 265 |
| The Civilian Resistance Movement | p. 266 |
| The Military Resistance Movement | p. 273 |
| 13 - The Final Gamble, 20 July 1944 | p. 289 |
| The Bombing and its Aftermath | p. 293 |
| Trial and Retribution, July 1944 to February 1945 | p. 301 |
| 14 - Into the Abyss, 1944-1945 | p. 311 |
| The Campaign in Normandy, June to August 1944 | p. 319 |
| Onslaught in the East, January to November 1944 | p. 322 |
| Reverses in the West, August to December 1944 | p. 325 |
| Wacht am Rhein: The Ardennes Offensive, December 1944 to January 1945 | p. 328 |
| Defence on the Rhine, January to April 1945 | p. 331 |
| Defeat in the East, January to April 1945 | p. 333 |
| Götterdämmerung: The Battle for Berlin, April to May 1945 | p. 339 |
| 15 - Truths and Consequences, 1935-1945 | p. 344 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 355 |
| Notes | p. 357 |
| Bibliography | p. 379 |
| Glossary | p. 382 |
| Appendices: | |
| 1 - Organization of the OKW | p. 393 |
| 2 - Organization of the OKH | p. 394 |
| 3 - Staff Branches of the OKH and Other Elements | p. 396 |
| 4 - The Ersatzheer and the Army Reinforcement and Replacement Organization | p. 405 |
| 5 - Operation Barbarossa, Outline Order of Battle | p. 406 |
| 6 - Map Section | |
| Blitzkrieg in the East: Fall Weiß | p. 407 |
| Blitzkrieg in the West: Fall Gelb | p. 408 |
| Blitzkrieg in the East: Fall Otto | p. 411 |
| Blitzkrieg in the East: Barbarossa | p. 413 |
| Thursday, 20 July 1944: Rastenburg (the Wolfschanze) | p. 415 |
| Thursday, 20 July 1944: Berlin | p. 416 |
| Index | p. 417 |
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