Manstein hitler 39 s greatest general summary of manstein hitler 39 s greatest general nov 26 2018 free pdf erich von manstein 24 november 1887 9 june 1973 was a german commander of the wehrmacht nazi germanys armed forces during the second world war he. Erich von manstein 24 november 1887 9 june 1973 was a german commander of the wehrmacht nazi germanys armed forces during the second world war he attained the rank of field marshal manstein hitlers greatest general london weidenfeld nicolson. Melvin is at pains to point out mansteins military genius was ultimately to no avail when at the strategic level hitler and his staff the direction was so flawed allan mallinson the times mungo melvin has written more than a biography of a great commander this is a penetrating account of a generals conflict with his political leader . Manstein hitlers greatest general by maj gen mungo melvin is a long overdue analysis of this german field marshal who served such a bad cause so well few authors are as qualified to write this book as general melvin one of the foremost thinkers in the british army. Manstein hitlers greatest general by mungo melvin 412 rating details many who have examined mansteins relationship with adolf hitler wonder and that is the takeoff point for this book page 7 if there is one dominant theme of this analysis then it is the exploration of the complex relationship between a commander in