The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel: Chief of the German High Command, 1938-1945

These extraordinary memoirs€"written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm keitel (1882-1946) in the six weeks before he was hung in Nuremberg for war crimes€"offers readers an unparalleled insider's view of the blitzkrieg against Poland, the conquest of France, and the brutal campaign against the Soviet Union. Most startling is his account of the final eighteen days of the Thrid Reich, which he personally directed.