I just finished Enemy at the Gates by William Craig a couple of weeks ago. Do you have a recommendation for a different biography of Manstein? One not as focused on his post war era as you mention this one is?
Totally agree he was the best field commander in WWII but he was heavily influenced by B H Liddle-Hart's "indirect approach" which is best explained in the latter's book Strategy which I read I don't know how many times when I was an ROTC cadet. If the allies had paid as much attention to Liddle-Hart as the Germans did the war might have progressed differently. And it's ironic that Liddle-Hart tried to intercede in Manstein's behalf when he was tried for war crimes
I just finished Enemy at the Gates by William Craig a couple of weeks ago. Do you have a recommendation for a different biography of Manstein? One not as focused on his post war era as you mention this one is?
Enemy at the Gates is fantastic-
Mungo Melvin’s biography of Manstein is fantastic!
I feel like reading anything relating to Hitler is controversial. I will only read those books at home haha
Totally agree he was the best field commander in WWII but he was heavily influenced by B H Liddle-Hart's "indirect approach" which is best explained in the latter's book Strategy which I read I don't know how many times when I was an ROTC cadet. If the allies had paid as much attention to Liddle-Hart as the Germans did the war might have progressed differently. And it's ironic that Liddle-Hart tried to intercede in Manstein's behalf when he was tried for war crimes