Lacking enough troops to defend its huge territory, Nazi Germany opted for a mobile defense. Even an full-scale active defense has limitations and won't help Ukraine seize back its land. In 1943, as ...

In early 1943, German forces were in retreat, reeling from the aftermath of Stalingrad. But at Kharkov, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein defied orders, regrouped, and struck back. By luring Soviet ...

Forget Rommel: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, largely unknown to Americans because he served mainly on the Eastern Front, was the exemplar of Germany%E2%80%99s ...

Following the catastrophic loss at Stalingrad, the German Eastern Front was on the brink of total collapse, facing a relentless and overwhelming Soviet advance. Yet, one commander—Field Marshal Erich ...

Benoît Lemay, trans. from the French by Pierce Heyward, Casemate (casematepublishing. com), $32.95 (528p) ISBN 978-1-935149-26-2 Lemay, well regarded in France as a military historian, offers a ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...

Die Tagebücher und Briefe Erich von Mansteins bieten nicht nur sehr persönliche und tiefe Einblicke in die Mentalität des Generals, sondern auch neue Erkenntnisse zur Kriegführung der Wehrmacht. Erich ...

The prosecution today opened its case against Nazi General Fritz Erich von Manstein who is being tried by a British military court here on 17 different charges of war crimes, including the mass murder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's military has chosen a defensive strategy that echoes the German approach from WWII. Lacking enough troops to defend its ...

Ukraine's military has chosen a defensive strategy that echoes the German approach from WWII. Lacking enough troops to defend its huge territory, Nazi Germany opted for a mobile defense. Even an ...