Generalship on the Eastern Front, 1941-45: A Study in Command

A comprehensive evaluation of generalship on the most important front in World War II.

The war on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 was the largest sustained air-ground conflict in military history and played the decisive role in the defeat of the Third Reich. This new study seeks to analyse the command and generalship of the combatants.

The scale of the conflict was immense. Lasting over 46 months it involved over 10 million combatants at its peak, and resulted in roughly 15 million milita...