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Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 (Modern War Studies)
Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 (Modern War Studies)
Author: Robert M. Citino
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Robert M. Citino’s Death of the Wehrmacht examines 1942 as the decisive turning point when the once‑formidable German army shifted from spectacular operational success to strategic overreach and catastrophic reversals. Combining campaign‑by‑campaign analysis from Kerch and Kharkov to Case Blue, El Alamein and the approach to Stalingrad, Citino argues that the Wehrmacht’s reliance on a “war of movement,” extreme aggressiveness by commanders like Rommel, and Hitler’s corrosive interference together transformed temporary setbacks into systemic collapse—marking not merely a military defeat but the end of a longstanding German approach to war.
Written as a scholarly yet readable monograph in the Modern War Studies series, the book offers operational‑level analysis of the Eastern Front and North African campaigns and reconstructs German command perspectives and contingencies. It features detailed operational maps, campaign diagrams and tables to clarify maneuvers and decisions; builds on Citino’s widely respected work The German Way of War; and is published by the University Press of Kansas, making it essential reading for serious students of World War II strategy and the Wehrmacht’s decline.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Basic Classification
World War II history
Campaign history
Operational history
Military strategy and doctrine
German Army history (Wehrmacht)
Year-focused study: 1942
Scholarly / academic monograph
Modern War Studies series
Author: Robert M. Citino
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Theaters of War Covered
Eastern Front (Soviet–German front)
North African theater / North Africa
Operations and Campaigns (1942)
Case Blue (Fall Blau) – German 1942 summer offensive in the Soviet Union
Drive toward the Caucasus and Stalingrad (1942 operations)
Battle of Stalingrad – approach phase and encirclement context (1942)
Second Battle of El Alamein (1942)
Gazala battles and the fall of Tobruk
Main Nations and Belligerents
Germany (Wehrmacht)
Axis Powers (Germany, Italy in North Africa)
Soviet Union (Red Army)
Great Britain / United Kingdom (Eighth Army in North Africa)
Type and Focus of the Book
Operational-level analysis of campaigns
Study of German way of war / German operational method
Analysis of mobile warfare and operational art
Focus on army/land warfare (Heer and associated commands)
Branch of Service / Organizational Focus
German Army (Heer)
Wehrmacht high command (OKH / OKW) at the operational level
Weapons, Vehicles, and Warfare Themes
Armored warfare / panzer operations
Mechanized and mobile warfare
Blitzkrieg tradition and its limits in 1942
Operational encirclements and deep penetrations
Commanders and Historical Figures
Adolf Hitler (strategic direction, interference with operations)
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (North African campaigns)
Content Characteristics
Includes operational maps and campaign maps
Includes campaign diagrams and tables
German campaigns of 1942
Turning point of World War II for Germany
Transition from victory to strategic crisis
Overextension of the Wehrmacht
Failure of German operational doctrine under strain
Operational tempo and exhaustion
Command and control problems
Strategic overreach
Wehrmacht decline
Suggested Catalog Tags (Consolidated)
World War II – 1942
World War II – Eastern Front
World War II – North Africa
Germany – Army – History – World War, 1939–1945
Wehrmacht – operational history
German campaigns – 1942
Case Blue (Fall Blau)
Stalingrad – 1942 operations
El Alamein, Second Battle of, 1942
Rommel, Erwin – North African campaign
Military art and science – Germany – 20th century
Operational art – land warfare
Mobile warfare – Germany
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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