WHY BARBAROSSA FAILED


“Manion has nonetheless produced a thought-provoking analysis. He has conducted extensive archival research and consulted much of the leading secondary literature … Although Manion is not entirely convincing in his effort to explain the failure of Operation Barbarossa primarily through intellectual shortcomings rather than material factors, he has nonetheless provided a thoughtful and well-researched alternative interpretation.”
Professor Stephen G. Fritz, The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs; author of The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader and Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East
“It is an intriguing proposition and where Manion makes his best contribution.”
Professor David Stahel, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies; author of Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East and Hitler's Panzer Generals