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Leach, Barry. GERMAN GENERAL STAFF. BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIOLENT CENTURY, WEAPONS BOOK No 32.
(Ballantine, New York, 1973), first printing.
160 pp, 8vo (8 3.16" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, reproductions, organization charts. "For many officers of the general staff, recognition of the way they had been exploited for Hitler's criminal purposes broug ht disillusionment far more bitter than defeat. Under Hitler their adherence to principles of honour and decency became treason, their loyalty to the head of state a crime. The dilemma split the general staff, weakened it as a military instrument , and finally tore it apart." Interior - previous owner's embossed blind stamp and ink stamp on contents page, very light browning on inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - book lightly cocked, very li ght browning to edges of textblock and on spine, minor edge wear, one tiny corner crease and one small soft corner crease, previous owner's stamp on bottom of text block. Very Good
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12.50 USD
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Barnett, Correlli, editor. (Robert O'Neill, Klaus-Jurgen Muller, Brian Bond, Barry A. Leach, Walter Gorlitz, Earl F. Ziemke, Field-Marshal Lord Carver, Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., Shelford Bidwell, Martin Blumenson, Carlo D'Este, Martin Middlebrook, et HITLER'S GENERALS.
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, (1989).
497 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "...(gathers) todgether an outstanding team of military historians to write about the characters and careers of twenty-six generals - the men in field-grey and carmine-red whose expertise enabled the Wehrmacht to win the early dazzling victories of 1939-41 and then to endure so long against such heavy odds...probes the central mystery of why a generation of able commanders and staff officers from the most deep l y p r o f essional officer corps in the world became subservient to Hitler's purposes and why even the best of them failed to deflect Hitler from his disastrous decisions..." Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown, minor edge wear and rubb in g. D us t ja cket has light edge wear, moderate soft wrinkling - mainly on spine and top edge, small closed tear at top of rear hinge, a few soiling specks on inside surface. VG/VG-
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15.00 USD
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