Hitler's New Command Structure and the Road to Defeat: A Study through Field Marshals Kesselring, Rommel and Model

An examination of three exceptional German field marshals—Kesselring, Rommel, and Model—highlighting their skills and challenges amid Hitler's shifting loyalties.

As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book were amongst the best.

Field Marshal Kesselring gained a reputation in Italy as an expert in defense, and his Allied code name was The E...