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Axis Grand Strategy Blueprints for The
This startling book reveals the military and political plans of the Axis in the very words of its own generals and admirals.
The advent of Adolf Hitler has Germany’s supreme leader marked the inauguration of the deliberate plans for world domination by the Third Reich. These plans were not secret; other nations simply refused to take them seriously. They followed the tradition of one hundred years of German military thinking form Clausewitz to Ludendorff. They were implicit in Mein Kampf. During the years from 1933 to 1939 they were worked out in detail by those who today are in charge of the Nazi armies. These writing, in fact, contain the Blueprints for the Total War. Now, for the first time, they have been assembled, translated and made available to all who want to understand the nature of the enemy with whom they are engaged in a life and death struggle. The Axis Grand Strategy describes the plan for modern war from the earliest political and psychological preparation to the ultimate campaign of military terrorism and destruction. The book discusses the building of the modern army—an army which will make full use of all modern technical advance and which will develop the strategy of the irresistible, lightning onslaught. The duration of the armed attack, the piercing of modern fortifications, the co-ordination of aircraft and armed forces, the grand strategy of the large-scale offensive—these and many other military subjects are fully discussed here. These discussions provide the chapter-and-verse authority for the actual campaigns as waged in Poland, Belgium, France, Africa, and Russia.
The grand strategy, however is not confined merely to military ends. For total war in the Nazis’ scheme of thinking and acting means utilization o political and economic weapons, fifth column penetration and geopolitical strategy that reached far beyond Europe to the lands boarding the great oceans. One writer, in fact, in discussing the Far Eastern strategy actually predicts the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Axis Grand Strategy is a book for all who as civilians or soldiers are determined to play an intelligent part in the total war which is now ours.
The advent of Adolf Hitler has Germany’s supreme leader marked the inauguration of the deliberate plans for world domination by the Third Reich. These plans were not secret; other nations simply refused to take them seriously. They followed the tradition of one hundred years of German military thinking form Clausewitz to Ludendorff. They were implicit in Mein Kampf. During the years from 1933 to 1939 they were worked out in detail by those who today are in charge of the Nazi armies. These writing, in fact, contain the Blueprints for the Total War. Now, for the first time, they have been assembled, translated and made available to all who want to understand the nature of the enemy with whom they are engaged in a life and death struggle. The Axis Grand Strategy describes the plan for modern war from the earliest political and psychological preparation to the ultimate campaign of military terrorism and destruction. The book discusses the building of the modern army—an army which will make full use of all modern technical advance and which will develop the strategy of the irresistible, lightning onslaught. The duration of the armed attack, the piercing of modern fortifications, the co-ordination of aircraft and armed forces, the grand strategy of the large-scale offensive—these and many other military subjects are fully discussed here. These discussions provide the chapter-and-verse authority for the actual campaigns as waged in Poland, Belgium, France, Africa, and Russia.
The grand strategy, however is not confined merely to military ends. For total war in the Nazis’ scheme of thinking and acting means utilization o political and economic weapons, fifth column penetration and geopolitical strategy that reached far beyond Europe to the lands boarding the great oceans. One writer, in fact, in discussing the Far Eastern strategy actually predicts the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Axis Grand Strategy is a book for all who as civilians or soldiers are determined to play an intelligent part in the total war which is now ours.
614 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1942
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About the author
Ladislas Farago
45 books23 followersLadislas Farago was a military historian and journalist who published a number of best-selling books on history and espionage, especially concerning the World War II era.
He was the author of Patton: Ordeal and Triumph, the biography of General George Patton that formed the basis for the film "Patton" and wrote The Broken Seal, one of the books that formed the basis for the movie ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''.
One of his more controversial books was Aftermath: Martin Bormann and the Fourth Reich .
He was the author of Patton: Ordeal and Triumph, the biography of General George Patton that formed the basis for the film "Patton" and wrote The Broken Seal, one of the books that formed the basis for the movie ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''.
One of his more controversial books was Aftermath: Martin Bormann and the Fourth Reich .
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March 1, 2022
The Axis Grand Strategy: Blueprints for the Total War is an impressive compilation of historic military experience, philosophy, and strategy, filled with page-after-page from German and Japanese sources, making it possible for the reader to embark upon a new 'adventure' with the commencement of each new chapter and subchapter. This work includes virtually every form of warfare infrastructure necessary to achieve the wartime goals at hand. Beware of the danger of 'hate' and 'cancel culture' thought propaganda as you encounter these past military leaders' accounts; hate may blind you from your willingness and ability to assimilate these instructors' concepts and to learn from the 'lessons' presented by them in this work. "It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions." --DeFoe
- Excerpts:
“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.” --Hermman Göring
"The first task of propaganda is to win men for the coming organization; the first task of organization is to win men for carrying on their propaganda. The second task of propaganda is the disintegration of existing conditions by means of the new doctrine, while the second task of organization is the fight for power, in order to secure through it the final success of the doctrine." -Adolf Hitler
"An army that is to conquer needs a recipe for victory. It is: whoever boldly ventures an attack will eventually succeed."
"The time of deployment must be cut as short as possible. As the deployment can begin only after troops have been fully mobilized and are ready to march, everything depends, in the end, on the speediest mobilization."
"Don't seek Hitler with your reason. You will find him in your hearts. Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. Who swears Hitler, swears Germany." -Rudolf Hess, 25 February 1934 - from his speech to a thousand political leaders.
"First and foremost, it was youth that flocked to our standard, and the old who remained young in their hearts. It was once said that the future must belong to us, because we had youth on our side, and we could answer: 'No, youth comes to us, because the future is with us.' Sorely we are fanatics, for nothing big can be achieved without fanatics. We ceased to be private individuals."
"Here they were acting on the true principle that the greatness of the lie is always a certain factor in being believed. At the bottom of their hearts the great mases of a people are more likely to be poisoned than to be consciously and deliberately bad. In the primitive simplicity of their minds they are more easily victimized by a large than by a small lie, since they sometimes tell petty lies themselves but would be ashamed to tell 'whoppers.' An untruth of that sort would never come into their heads, and they cannot believe that others would indulge in so vast an impudence as gross distortion. Even after being enlightened, they will long continue to doubt and waver, and will still believe there must be some truth behind it somewhere. For this reason, some part of even the boldest lie is sure to stick--a fact which all the great liars and liars' societies in the world know only too well, and make base use of."
- - (An alternate 'English' version follows - from Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf' - -
"Here they were acting on the true principle that within a big lie, a certain fraction of it is always accepted and believed. At the bottom of their hearts, the great masses of a people are more likely to be misled by their emotions than to be consciously and deliberately bad. In the primitive simplicity of their minds, they will more easily fall victim to a large lie than a small lie, since they sometimes tell petty lies themselves, but would be ashamed to tell a lie that was too big. They would never consider telling a lie of such magnitude themselves, or knowing that it would require such impudence, they would not consider it possible for it to be told by others. Even after being enlightened and shown that the lie is a lie, they will continue to doubt and waver for a long time and will still believe there must be some truth behind it somewhere, and there must be some other explanation. For this reason, some part of the most bold and brazen lie is sure to stick. This is a fact that all the great liars and liars’ societies in this world know only too well and use regularly."
- Works that may be of interest to you:
On War by General Karl von Clausewitz (1831)
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek (1944)
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (1949)
China's Hundred Weeds: A Study of the Anti–Rightist Campaign in China (1957–58) by Naranarayan Das
America Against America by Wang Huning (1991)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir by Ai Weiwei (2021)
- Excerpts:
“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.” --Hermman Göring
"The first task of propaganda is to win men for the coming organization; the first task of organization is to win men for carrying on their propaganda. The second task of propaganda is the disintegration of existing conditions by means of the new doctrine, while the second task of organization is the fight for power, in order to secure through it the final success of the doctrine." -Adolf Hitler
"An army that is to conquer needs a recipe for victory. It is: whoever boldly ventures an attack will eventually succeed."
"The time of deployment must be cut as short as possible. As the deployment can begin only after troops have been fully mobilized and are ready to march, everything depends, in the end, on the speediest mobilization."
"Don't seek Hitler with your reason. You will find him in your hearts. Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. Who swears Hitler, swears Germany." -Rudolf Hess, 25 February 1934 - from his speech to a thousand political leaders.
"First and foremost, it was youth that flocked to our standard, and the old who remained young in their hearts. It was once said that the future must belong to us, because we had youth on our side, and we could answer: 'No, youth comes to us, because the future is with us.' Sorely we are fanatics, for nothing big can be achieved without fanatics. We ceased to be private individuals."
"Here they were acting on the true principle that the greatness of the lie is always a certain factor in being believed. At the bottom of their hearts the great mases of a people are more likely to be poisoned than to be consciously and deliberately bad. In the primitive simplicity of their minds they are more easily victimized by a large than by a small lie, since they sometimes tell petty lies themselves but would be ashamed to tell 'whoppers.' An untruth of that sort would never come into their heads, and they cannot believe that others would indulge in so vast an impudence as gross distortion. Even after being enlightened, they will long continue to doubt and waver, and will still believe there must be some truth behind it somewhere. For this reason, some part of even the boldest lie is sure to stick--a fact which all the great liars and liars' societies in the world know only too well, and make base use of."
- - (An alternate 'English' version follows - from Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf' - -
"Here they were acting on the true principle that within a big lie, a certain fraction of it is always accepted and believed. At the bottom of their hearts, the great masses of a people are more likely to be misled by their emotions than to be consciously and deliberately bad. In the primitive simplicity of their minds, they will more easily fall victim to a large lie than a small lie, since they sometimes tell petty lies themselves, but would be ashamed to tell a lie that was too big. They would never consider telling a lie of such magnitude themselves, or knowing that it would require such impudence, they would not consider it possible for it to be told by others. Even after being enlightened and shown that the lie is a lie, they will continue to doubt and waver for a long time and will still believe there must be some truth behind it somewhere, and there must be some other explanation. For this reason, some part of the most bold and brazen lie is sure to stick. This is a fact that all the great liars and liars’ societies in this world know only too well and use regularly."
- Works that may be of interest to you:
On War by General Karl von Clausewitz (1831)
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek (1944)
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (1949)
China's Hundred Weeds: A Study of the Anti–Rightist Campaign in China (1957–58) by Naranarayan Das
America Against America by Wang Huning (1991)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir by Ai Weiwei (2021)
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