Cross of Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German War Machine, 1918-1945 - Softcover

"Cross of Iron is an important, superbly researched reappraisal of the fabled Wehrmacht in both world wars. From the battlefields of France during World War I, through history's most devastating war, John Mosier shatters a long-held mythology about the German Army, and reveals how its officers permitted one of the world's greatest armies to lose its honor and become the willing tool of Adolf Hitler. Those who believe that we have learned everything there is to know about World War II will view the legendary German war machine and its history in an entirely new light after reading this provocative book." --Carlo D'Este, author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life and Patton: A Genius For War

"This is a book that will confound almost everyone's assumptions about both world wars. The squawks will be loudest in London, Paris and Moscow. It also explains how and why the German army consistently outfought its enemies--and ultimately lost." --Thomas Fleming, author of The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I