In early 1943, Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad left the Eastern Front in chaos. Soviet forces surged forward, threatening to unravel the entire German line. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was given ...
On Jan. 4, 1944, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein flew from the Eastern Front to see Adolf Hitler, determined to change the Führer's mind. Manstein had tried before—he had pushed hard for a radical ...