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How Hitler Could Have Won World War II: The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat

内容简介

MostofusrallyaroundthegloryoftheAllies'victoryovertheNazisinWorldWarII.Thestoryisoftentoldofhowthegoodfightwaswonbyanastonishingarrayofmanpowerandstunningtactics.However,whatisoftenoverlookedishowtheintersectionbetweenAdolfHitler'sinfluentialpersonalityandhismilitarystrategywascriticalincausingGermanytolosethewar.Withanacuteeyefordetailandhisuseofclearprose,acclaimedmilitaryhistorianBevinAlexandergoesbeyondcounterfactual"Whatif?"historyandexploresforthefirsttimejusthowclosetheAlliesweretolosingthewar.Usingbeautifullydetailed,newlydesignedmaps,HowHitlerCouldHaveWonWorldWarIIexquisitelyillustratestheimportantbattlesandhowcertainkeymovementsandmistakesbyGermanywerecrucialindeterminingthewar'soutcome.Alexander'sharrowingstudyshowshowonlyminortacticalchangesinHitler'smilitaryapproachcouldhavechangedtheworldweliveintoday.HowHitlerCouldHaveWonWorldWarIIuntanglessomeofthewar'smostconfoundingstrategicquestions,suchas:Whydidn'ttheNazisconcentratetheirenormousmilitarypowerontheonlythreebeachesuponwhichtheAlliescouldlaunchtheirattackintoEurope?WhydidtheterrifyingGermanpanzers,onthebrinkofdrivingtheBritisharmyintotheseainMay1940,halttheiradvanceandallowtheBritishtoregroupandevacuateatDunkirk?WiththechancetocutofftheSovietlifelineofoil,andthereforeanyhopeofAlliedvictoryfromtheeast,whydidHitlerinsistondividingandweakeninghisarmy,whichultimatelyledtothehorriblebattleofStalingrad?Ultimately,AlexanderprobesdeeplyintothecrucialintersectionbetweenHitler'spsycheandmilitarystrategyandhowhisparanoiafatallyoverwhelmedhisacutepoliticalshrewdnesstoanswerthemostterrifyingquestion:JusthowcloseweretheNazistovictory?WhydidHitlerinsistonterrorbombingLondoninthelatesummerof1940,whentheGermanairforcewasonthevergeofdestroyingalloftheRAFsectorstations,England'slastdefense?WiththeopportunitytodrivetheBritishoutofEgyptandtheSuezCanalandoccupyalloftheMiddleEast,thereforeopeningaNazidoortothevastoilresourcesoftheregion,whydidHitlerfailtomoveinjustafewpanzerdivisionstohandlesuchaneasybutcrucialmaneuver?OnthevergeofalastmonumentaleffortandconcentrationofGermanpowertoseizeMoscowandendStalin'sgripovertheEasternfront,whydidtheNazisdiverttheirstrengthtobringaboutthefarlessimportantsurrenderofKiev,therebydestroyinganychanceofeverconqueringtheSoviets?FromtheHardcoveredition.,

作者简介

BevinAlexanderistheauthoroffivebooksofmilitaryhistory,includingLostVictories,whichwasnamedbytheCivilWarBookReviewasoneoftheseventeenbooksthathasmosttransformedCivilWarscholarship.HisbattlestudiesoftheKoreanWar,writtenduringhisdecoratedserviceasacombathistorian,arestoredattheNationalArchivesinWashington,D.C.HelivesinBremoBluff,Virginia.FromtheHardcoveredition.,,

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