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Field Marshal Von Manstein, a Portrait: The Janushead
by: Marcel Stein

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781906033026
ISBN: 1906033021
Label: Helion & Company
Manufacturer: Helion & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: February 20, 2006
Publisher: Helion & Company
Studio: Helion & Company
Sales Rank: 281941

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Could have been excellent, if weren't published horribly
In terms of design, editing, typesetting and proofreading, this is the worst book I've red in the last 20 years or so. 5 stars for author's content, 1 for publisher's mess of a job.

Let me elaborate.

The German original of this book has the title "Der Januskopf: Feldmarschall von Manstein: eine Neubewertung" ("The Janushead: Field Marshal von Manshtein: A Reappraisal") and a Roman coin with double-faced Janus on its cover. Clear and simple: Janus implies duplicity, so probably not everything was OK with the "best strategic mind" of the Wehrmacht. Hence 'reappraisal.' What was wrong with that? Apparently, everything.

On page iv, you can find that the English edition "is not a verbatim translation of the ... Read More:

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