Product Description

The Eastern Front continues to fascinate, and this book contains much new material Russian and German veterans were widely consulted during the author's research Covers a major World War Two turning-point Based on work originally prepared for serving UK and US army officers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #677904 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
This was Paul Adair's first and only full-length book, published shortly before he died. He had produced many training films and related materials in his professional life, including one on this significant event.

Customer Reviews

Good book, neutral tone
This book describes Soviet destruction of German Army group centre. It provides reader with some bacground on Soviet and German militaries and their command sistem but that doesn't distract from main thing. While most of the book is description of actions it details some things with first hand memories and unit diaries from both sides. What I find specially praiseworthy is that it doesn't portrait Soviets as some barbarians. It states that Soviets didn't always abide to rules of war and executed and tortured captured Germans. But where many books would portrait Germans as poor victims this book just states the facts. Only bad thing is it's lenght. With history and appendicies there isn't much room for actual subject. But good read anyway. I would recomend it as adition to other books that cover wider subject but lack details.

Disappointed
I was disappointed by this book, I felt the author spent way too much time discussing everything else bar the actual subject of the book.
After discussing the leaders, the armies etc, he finally moves onto the subject of the defeat of Army Group Centre and all of a sudden its over!

I feel there has to be better accounts of this battle out to read then this book.

Could have been so much more
Hitler's Greatest Defeat by Paul Adair deals with a topic which could have created a much better book. Instead what you are left with is a brief overview whcih at times has a muddled chronology and deals with the actual events in a very brisk manner. There are a number of works which deal with this period of warfare in a much better and more authoriative way and therefore I am disappointed by this work which actually focuses on this crucial event. All in all a disappointment.