Hitler's Enforcers : Leaders of the German War Machine, 1939-1945

Here the author selects fifteen leading players in Hitler's war effort; he describes their role and function in the German military hierarchy and their input at strategic or battlefield level.

The selected characters, Lucas suggests, had an extra dimension, an additional quality - administrative skill, the ability to motivate, great tactical awareness, originality of thought - which set them apart from others of equal rank.

By learning more about those who directed the German war effort we came to a greater knowledge of what made World War II such an awesome conflict.