In the summer of 1943, Manstein proposed two bold alternatives on the Eastern Front: a swift pre-emptive strike immediately after the spring thaw, and a defensive trap designed to lure Soviet armies ...

To the German burgher, this was the blackest New Year since Versailles. No oratory, no promise of retribution could conceal the vast and calamitous defeat in the East. To the German soldier, this was ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...

In early 1943, German forces were in retreat, reeling from the aftermath of Stalingrad. But at Kharkov, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein defied orders, regrouped, and struck back. By luring Soviet ...

Following the catastrophic loss at Stalingrad, the German Eastern Front was on the brink of total collapse, facing a ...

In the aftermath of the Stalingrad disaster, the Red Army surged forward—threatening to collapse the entire southern front. But Field Marshal Erich von Manstein defied Hitler’s orders and launched a ...

After the crushing German defeat at Stalingrad, the Red Army appeared unstoppable. But Field Marshal Erich von Manstein led a bold counteroffensive that reversed German fortunes. In the snow-covered ...

In the wake of Stalingrad’s collapse, Germany’s Eastern Front was unraveling. But one commander—Erich von Manstein—refused to surrender to chaos. This episode follows his rise from the ruins, battling ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...

German Genral Erich von Manstein has a cunning plan. And as it happens, it's just how Hitler likes it. This week, the German war plans change quite drastically. In the meantime, the Soviet Red Army ...

White-haired, ill and nearly blind, Field Marshal Fritz Erich von Manstein, who had fought for Germany in two world wars, sat calmly day after day in a Hamburg concert hall which had been turned into ...