Omer Bartov, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows, Harvard University

'exciting and provocative essay ... This book is a chilling reminder of how rapidly State-led violence can degenerate into military barbarism, no less in Iraq or Kampuchea than in Hitler's war' Richard Overy, The Observer -

'a well-researched, gripping account of the Wehrmacht's titanic efforts to win Hitler's war despite the blunder of invading Russia' Anglo-German Review -

'an impressively researched and imaginatively presented contribution' George H. Stein, State University of New York, American Historical Review, October 1992 -

`a stimulating work about the problem of military solidarity and its relation to fighting efficiency.' Sociology -

'A sombre account, using much first-hand evidence.' The Observer -

a frightening analysis of the effect of continuous criminal propaganda on the rank-and-file of an army - Christopher Logue, The Guardian