ASIN: B075K1WBHV
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 52
*Includes pictures *Includes Kesselring's quotes about the war *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.” - Kesselring Albert Kesselring holds a strange place in the history of World War II. A commander in the Luftwaffe, he is remembered as much for the skill with which he oversaw the German armies as for his mastery of the air fleets. Called "Uncle Albert" by many of his men and "Smiling Albert" by the Allies, he was widely respected by men on both sides of the war and loved by many of his troops, yet he was responsible for massacres in occupied Italy for which he was condemned to death during the post-war trials. Ultimately, his sentence was commuted to one of life imprisonment, making him one of the few top Nazi leaders to pen memoirs after ...
