Walter S. Dunn Jr.

Heroes or Traitors (eBook, PDF)

The German Replacement Army, the July Plot, and Adolf Hitler

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Produktbeschreibung

When a German victory became impossible, the July 1944 conspirators plotted to bring a quick end to the war, hoping to negotiate a peace with the Western allies and possibly to join them in a war against Russia. Because the Allies would not negotiate with Hitler, the plotters planned to assassinate him and seize control of the government, using the Replacement Army to overcome the S.S. and the Nazi Party. This army would also maintain order within Germany, a task that would require more than half-a-million trained men. The conspirators convinced key Replacement Army officers to withhold men from the Field Army in the spring of 1944 in preparation for taking over the country. The result was a German army that lacked enough reserve divisions to counter the invasion of France and the Red Army attack in Russia. Although the plotters failed to kill Hitler, they hastened the war's end by weakening the German army. Dunn examines the 1944 July Plot from a manpower and logistics perspective to demonstrate that the conspirators did, in fact, achieve their goal of hastening the war's end.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313051630
• Artikelnr.: 37832068

Autorenporträt

WALTER S. DUNN, JR., had a forty-year career directing museums, including the Buffalo & Eire County Historical Society and the Iowa Science Center./e He has published eight books and numerous articles in the areas of 18th century fur trade, transportation, museum administration, and military history.

Inhaltsangabe

ContentsPrefaceviiIntroductionxi1The Replacement Army12The Strategic
Reserve in 1942153Buildup for Kursk, February 1943 to June 1943274The
Ukraine and Italy, June 1943 to February 1944455Calm before the Storm,
February 1944 to June 1944696The Catastrophe in France897The Catastrophe in
the East1138Conclusion155Bibliography169Index173