Walther Model - Robert Forczyk [true pdf]

"Model stood up to Hitler in a way that hardly anyone else dared and even refused to carry out orders with which he did not agree."
- General der Panzertruppen Hasso von Manteuffel

This volume details the military career and accomplishments of Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht in World War II and Hitler's favorite commander. His role on the Eastern Front saw him involved in most of the key battles of the second half of the war, including the battles of Kursk, Leningrad and the desperate attempt to halt the Soviet Bagration offensive. He also played a key role in the west, where his drive and defensive prowess saw his forces inflict heavy casualties on British forces at Arnhem and US forces in the Hürtgen Forest.

Model was a tough and tenacious commander, particularly when on the defense, and his career rise was virtually unprecedented in German military history. Model truly made his mark late in the war, when time was already running out for the Third Reich, but time and again he was rushed from one crumbling front to the next and succeeded in temporarily restoring the situation. Above all, Model deserves recognition as one of the great defensive commanders of modern military history.

Note: this is a "true" pdf, which means that all chapters and the index have clickable links which are set to "inherit zoom" so you don't have to resize the page view whenever you click a link. This is especially handy when you read this pdf on a tablet or e-book reader.