Synopses & Reviews
These extraordinary memoirs written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm keitel (1882-1946) in the six weeks before he was hung in Nuremberg for war crimes offers readers an unparalleled insider's view of the blitzkrieg against Poland, the conquest of France, and the brutal campaign against the Soviet Union. Most startling is his account of the final eighteen days of the Thrid Reich, which he personally directed.
Synopsis
These extraordinary memoirs written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1946) in the six weeks before he was hanged in Nuremberg for war crimes offer readers an unparalleled, insider's view of the Wehrmacht, Hitler, and the events that made World War II the most devastating conflict of modern times. Most startling is Keitel's firsthand account of the final eighteen days of the Third Reich, when he personally directed the last-ditch fighting in Berlin.