Abc-clio The german war machine in world war ii: an encyclopedia, hardcover/david t. zabecki

This book provides everything the reader needs to know about the German war machine that developed into the potent armed force under Adolf Hitler.

This expansive encyclopedia covers the period of the German Third Reich, from January 1933 to the end of World War II in Europe, in May 1945.

Dozens of entries on key battles and military campaigns, military and political leaders, military and intelligence organizations, and social and political topics that shaped German military conduct during World War II are followed by an illuminating epilogue that outlines why Germany lost World War II.