{"product_id":"hitlers-commanders-german-bravery-in-the-field-1939-1945","title":"Hitler's Commanders German Bravery in the Field, 1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Sidney Lucas probes the paradox of Hitler's absolute control and the autonomy of his field commanders in Hitler's Commanders: German Bravery in the Field, 1939–1945. Through fourteen short, self-contained biographical chapters Lucas profiles highly decorated Wehrmacht officers of varied rank and social background—including Panzer commander Werner Kempf and Kurt Meyer of the Hitler Youth Division—to trace how ability, judgment, and unquestioning loyalty made German military professionalism \"at its most dangerous.\" The book situates operational and tactical leadership within the wider story of political control by the Führer, offering a measured, broadly sympathetic but critical portrait of command in the European campaigns of 1939–45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompact and reader-friendly, the 223‑page Cassell hardcover (pub. 30 June 2001; ISBN‑13 9780304353156) is a non‑fiction collection of biographies in English that emphasizes the officer corps, Knight’s Cross holders, and case studies of command. It includes good black‑and‑white photographic portraits of each officer and concise career summaries, while available descriptions do not indicate the presence of maps; the author, James Sidney Lucas, was a British infantry veteran and a noted historian of German forces and \"good soldiering,\" which informs the book’s careful veteran-to-veteran perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298892804198,"sku":"9780304353156","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/s4uVHvRLxaZQkc5LvjJMlwqDn1llU81k2hKcq-Seetw.jpg?v=1767230942","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/hitlers-commanders-german-bravery-in-the-field-1939-1945","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}