Erich Raeder : Admiral of the Third Reich
"Drawing on archival resources and the rich scholarship of German naval history over the past five decades, Keith W. Bird examines the evolution of Erich Raeder's concept of naval strategy and his attempts to achieve the political and military means necessary to attain the navy's global naval ambitions. He describes the admiral as ultimately being defeated by the contradictions in his own policies, as well as Hitler's, and by the realities of Germany's resources and military necessities
eBook, English, ©2006
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©2006