Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front: The German Infantry's War, 1941-1944

Content: Introduction: the German infantry\'s war --
The Wehrmacht and German society --
Preparations for war --
Attack with a ruthless offensive spirit and a firestorm of destruction: the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa --
Will the continuation of this attack be worth it? The drive on Leningrad --
It is only a question of where, not if, civilians will starve: the 121st Infantry Division and the occupation of Pavlovsk --
The failure of Operation Barbarossa: the fusion of ideology and military culture --
The Soviet Winter Offensive 1942: Demiansk and the Volkhov River --
The population shouted out to the interpreter that one would rather be shot instead of being left to starve: the evolution of military necessity --
From one mess to another: war of attrition in northwest Russia --
We need to fight to the end, so oder so: combat and the reconstruction of Army Group North --
A more rational occupation? The contradictions of military necessity --
As miserable representatives of the miserable twentieth century, we burned all of the villages: the scorched earth retreat to the Panther line --
Conclusion: the primacy of military necessity.