Hitler's soldiers

• Preface
• p. vii

• Introduction
• p. ix

• Part I
• Military Ascent, Moral Decline

• 1
• The Army in the New Reich, 1933-36
• p. 3

• 2
• The Road to War, 1936-39
• p. 22

• Part II
• Triumph and Hubris

• 3
• Poland, 1939-40
• p. 45

• 4
• 'Sitzkrieg', 1939-40
• p. 61

• 5
• The Greatest Victory, 1940
• p. 72

• 6
• Occupying the West, 1940-41
• p. 89

• 7
• Planning Operation Barbarossa, 1940-41
• p. 110

• 8
• Barbarossa Unleashed, 1941
• p. 134

• Part III
• Losing the Initiative

• 9
• Barbarossa Undone, 1941
• p. 161

• 10
• Resistance and Reaction, 1941: Western Europe and Southeast Europe
• p. 190

• 11
• Winter Crisis, 1941-42
• p. 203

• 12
• The Desert War, 1941-42
• p. 219

• 13
• Southern Russia and Stalingrad, 1942-43
• p. 242

• 14
• Faces of Occupation, 1942-43: The Soviet Union
• p. 274

• 15
• Faces of Occupation, 1942-43: Western Europe and Southeast Europe
• p. 297

• 16
• The Initiative Lost, 1943
• p. 317

• Part IV
• Beleaguered

• 17
• Takeover in Southern Europe, 1943-44
• p. 341

• 18
• The Eastern Front, 1943-44: The Ostheer Retreats
• p. 356

• 19
• The Eastern Front, 1943-44: The Frontsoldat Endures
• p. 376

• 20
• Italy, 1943-44
• p. 397

• 21
• Fortress Europe Breached, 1943-44
• p. 418

• Part V
• Defeat, Destruction and Self-Destruction

• 22
• The Greatest Defeat, 1944
• p. 435

• 23
• The Army 'Recovers', 1944-45
• p. 468

• 24
• The Army Self-Destructs, 1945
• p. 497

• Conclusion
• p. 521

• Acknowledgements
• p. 537

• Appendices
• p. 539

• Appendix I
• Table of Acronyms
• p. 541

• Appendix II
• Glossary of German Phrases
• p. 543

• Appendix III
• Table of Equivalent Ranks
• p. 548

• Appendix IV
• Figures
• p. 550

• Appendix V
• Maps
• p. 554

• Notes
• p. 555

• Bibliography
• p. 604

• Index
• p. 616

• Notes on Illustrations
• p. 636