Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. Plates ix
5. Preface xii
6. 1. Clausewitz, Hitler, and Absolute War 1
7. 2. Emergence of the Idea 18
8. 3. War in Peace 39
9. 4. Blitzkrieg Unleashed 69
10. 5. The Blitzkrieg Paradox 85
11. 6. The Lure of Lebensraum 123
12. 7. Barbarossa: THE LAST BLITZKRIEG (JUNE–AUGUST 1941) 157
13. 8. Barbarossa: CATASTROPHE (SEPTEMBER 1941–MARCH 1942) 200
14. 9. A World Power or Nothing at All (1942–3) 235
15. 10. No Victory, No Peace (Summer 1943–4) 278
16. 11. Never Again a November 1918 334
17. 12 Hitler as Feldherr: AN ASSESSMENT 364
18. Acknowledgments 376
19. Notes 378
20. Bibliography 410
21. Index 437