The German Way of War by Robert M. Citino

In fact, Citino has delivered a work that superbly demonstrates the link between institutional culture and operational choice, and in doing so highlights just how much German defeat was a product of a leadership’s world view that remained dominated by its culture.Ĭitino fixes this book in Germany’s long military tradition, dating back toįrederick the Great and the Prussian Army. Nevertheless, this book is much more than an operational account. There are no tales of glory to be found here. But it is only an overview and those wanting a deep analysis of tactics and battle might be disappointed. Citino offers an overview of all the German campaigns of that fateful year, from North Africa to the Balkans and most importantly to the Citino offers an important story that holds lessons for all contemporary military professionals.įrom the book’s title, a reader might expect a campaign history and, in part, this is the case.

The Death of the Wehrmacht explains how an army that was so rampantly victorious in the war’s opening years became unstuck so quickly in 1942, the Second World War’s turning point. I have read and enjoyed other works by Citino, so I was not surprised to discover that this book is also excellent. This was the case for my copy of Robert M Citino’s, Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942. Sometimes a book remains unread and overlooked for far too long.

The German Way of War by Robert M. Citino