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Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General. Paperback – August 22, 2004. Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again.
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That is what Field Marshal von Manstein suggests in his title, Lost Victories. By the summer of 1940, after defeating France, Hitler's Germany was master of western Europe. What next? Manstein plantively asks. Hitler had no long-range plans, and as a result could neither conclude peace with Britain nor invade the island.
Lost Victories is one of a number of volumes written by members of the German Army in the late 1950's and early 1960's. It is (as with almost of them) an important work providing insight and thoughts from one of the central actors in the 2nd World War.
The original German title is Verlorene Siege, and I can't exclude any of the following two interpretations: Victories that could have been won, but were let to slip away as a result of mistakes. Victories that were won in vain, with their spoils being later lost as a result of subsequent defeats.
Illustrated with 24 plates of maps and diagrams and 13 photographs. “Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany’s top WWII general, is now made available again. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein ...
Erich von Manstein. Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein (born Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski; 24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment.
Overview. Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier, discussing ...
Lost victories Edit Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again.
Lost victories. by. Manstein, Erich von, 1887-1973. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Manstein, Erich von, 1887-1973, World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe, Strategy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German. Publisher.
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Verlorene Siege is the personal narrative of Erich von Manstein, a German field marshal during World War II. The book was first published in West Germany in 1955, then in Spain in 1956. Its English translation was published in 1958 for distribution in the UK and the US. Many historians have called Verlorene Siege unreliable and apologetic. Wikipedia