Hitler's Wehrmacht

"The body of the work uses contemporary sources to delve into the incomprehensible reasoning behind the loyalty of Hitler's chief lieutenants. In addition, it discusses those who attempted to dissuade Hitler from his course of action. Appendices contain a list of postwar indictments; a chronology of the Third Reich; information regarding treaties and agreements; and comparative army ranks"--Provided by publisher.

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On August 2, 1934, Hitler required all members of Germany's re-emerging military to take an oath of allegiance to his regime. As the war progressed and Hitler's commands became more erratic and less humanitarian, this left his more conscientious generals in a moral predicament--to live up to their oath and follow the questionable commands of the Fuhrer or violate their oath and, consequently, one of their most basic beliefs. Through a critical examination of memoirs, postwar trial testimony and peer analysis, this volume explores the motivation behind the Wehrmacht leadership's support of Hitler and his geopolitical agenda.