In the fourth part, “False Heroic, Hitler as Supreme Commander”, he focuses on Adolph Hitler, and his commander roles during World War II. Keegan points out Hitler's military strategy, and shows the failures of his leadership. In addition, Keegan emphasizes how Hitler became both the sole civilian dictators of their countries, and the head of their armed forces. According to Keegan, Hitler used demagoguery satisfactorily and he sold himself as a great soldier to gain support for his leadership. He participated in twelve battles in WWI. He was, like Alexander, both head of armed force and government. Keegan points out Hitler's strengths and deficiencies as a military leader. According to his analysis, he was more soldier and front-fighter than politician. Hitler
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He was starting his service in the Austrian army in the First World War. And then, Adolf Hitler led the German forces in WWII without seeing his armies, and rarely seeing his operational generals. Keegan, also, highlights Hitler's mistrust of many of his "staff" generals. Hitler derided them at every opportunity. He overawed his generals with his stock of knowledge about military trivia, like weapon calibers and how many towed anti-tank guns were in a battalion, holding up situation conferences for hours with such discussions. Hitler thought that he had a much more distinguished career as a soldier than his generals. Therefore, this thought had a negative effect on Germany’s destiny in WWII. Hitler is the ultimate false hero, using his propaganda machine to perpetrate the image of comrade in arms yet commanding from hundreds of miles away. Possibly his proof of false heroism was how he isolated himself from his own people -- never visiting bombed cities or meeting troops. When his train stopped by a freight train full of exhausted, wounded, and starving soldiers coming back from the Russian Front, the Landsers looked in and saw their Fuehrer and his cronies dining fancy on caviar and white
He was starting his service in the Austrian army in the First World War. And then, Adolf Hitler led the German forces in WWII without seeing his armies, and rarely seeing his operational generals. Keegan, also, highlights Hitler's mistrust of many of his "staff" generals. Hitler derided them at every opportunity. He overawed his generals with his stock of knowledge about military trivia, like weapon calibers and how many towed anti-tank guns were in a battalion, holding up situation conferences for hours with such discussions. Hitler thought that he had a much more distinguished career as a soldier than his generals. Therefore, this thought had a negative effect on Germany’s destiny in WWII. Hitler is the ultimate false hero, using his propaganda machine to perpetrate the image of comrade in arms yet commanding from hundreds of miles away. Possibly his proof of false heroism was how he isolated himself from his own people -- never visiting bombed cities or meeting troops. When his train stopped by a freight train full of exhausted, wounded, and starving soldiers coming back from the Russian Front, the Landsers looked in and saw their Fuehrer and his cronies dining fancy on caviar and white