The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel: Chief of the German High Command, 1938-1945 [Paperback]

These extraordinary memoirs—written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm keitel (1882-1946) in the six weeks before he was hung in Nuremberg for war crimes—offers readers an unparalleled insider's view of theblitzkriegagainst Poland, the conquest of France, and the brutal campaign against the Soviet Union. Most startling is his account of the final eighteen days of the Thrid Reich, which he personally directed.A legacy to history.A shocking illustration of how honor and loyalty can be misused....The real value of the book lies in its unvarnished—-though often involuntary—portrayal of the moral confusion that spread through Hitler's Germany.This is an unparalleled insider's account of Nazi Germany, including Hitler and its other leaders, its uncoordinated and often inefficient ministries, service branches, and industrial complex, and its diabolical philosophies and sometimes disastrous strategies.Important and revealing...a frightening picture of the German militarist....Keitel appears as tragic figure living in an unbelievable doctrinaire world of fantastic automatons all lacking one vital asset—a sense of morality.