From the preeminent British military strategist comes this riveting biography of Manstein, Hitler's most controversial general. Among students of military histo

Most military historians are in agreement that Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein was the most outstanding German high commander of the Second World War. Many vie

A selection of the Military Book Club: An “informative and objective” biography of a genius commander and a study of his loyalty to the Nazi cause (Library

- Covers a pivotal but largely neglected period on the Eastern Front - Focuses on German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, one of the best commanders of World W

During the Nuremberg trials, Leon Goldensohn—a U.S. Army psychiatrist—monitored the mental health of two dozen Germans leaders charged with carrying out gen