[Macksey on Guderian - book review]

Originally posted by Michael Dorosh:

Are a general's personal political views really relevant to a biography detailing his military career?...

Perhaps a biographer is really best to mention but "skate over" such subjects - as this reviewer accuses Macksey of doing - especially when presented with a dearth of solid evidence?

I would suggest that a biography that fails to cover the personal beliefs of its subject in-depth, and merely limits itself to commenting on his military career is really a military history, and not a biography.

Also, and this is my personal opinion only, any biography of a WWII-era German that I would care to read ought to first detail "what they knew, and when they knew it", and also their connections to the Nazi party. But I understand that a lot of history buffs don't feel the same way, and I shan't disparage them for that.

[CMAK: Naval war on land]

Originally posted by Tank Hunter:

Can you please give me the ISBN number of that book? I have tried to look it up by title but I found nothing covering only WWII.

-Thanks

-TH

I just looked it up on Amazon.com; the ISBN there is 0140275142 for the paperback edition, which is listed as $22.00 retail. I'm planning on picking it up myself.

[CMAK: Naval war on land]

Originally posted by Doodlebug:

Interesting. An early piece I'd have guessed. Any idea from which year this dates?

My guess is that it's from Desert War: The North African Campaign 1940-1943, which is a compilation of Moorehead's wartime trilogy: Mediterranean Front, A Year of Battle, and The End in Africa.