Lieutenant General Karl Strecker: The Life and Thought of a German Military Man

For Karl Strecker the defeat at Stalingrad and his subsequent captivity were the climax of a lifetime of political and military frustration. At an early age Strecker dedicated his life to the service of his country, but during his lifetime his country underwent so many political changes that he often had trouble understanding what or whom he was serving. Strecker often found himself applying his hard-earned military skills in an undeclared civil war and in the successive world wars that destroyed German military power and ultimately led to a politically divided Germany. The battle of Stalingrad serves as the focal point of this story because, for Strecker, it represented the height of military futility.

Author: Uli Haller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/16/1994
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.42w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780275945824

About the Author

ULI HALLER currently works for a television station in Seattle, Washington.