Until his death in July 1996, Adolf von Thadden was a prominent and respected figure in German “right wing” or “nationalist” (conservative) circles. note 1 In this, his final book, this prolific writer concisely and cogently explains why Hitler was compelled, for both political and military reasons, to launch his preemptive strike against the Soviet Union when and how he did. “Stalin’s Trap” is also his final legacy to future generations, a sort of testament to young Germans. For decades the prevailing and more or less official view in …
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