Hard cover, small format (6"x9"), 210 pages, 75 photographs, numerous maps and charts. German general officer casualties in WW2 were far higher than those of all the Allied nations combined. French MacLean, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army (ret.) examines all aspects of why the German armed forces lost so many high-ranking officers. The result is a fascinating look at how the German war machine was directed at the combat level as most senior officers directed combat operations from the front; instead of at a headquarters a safe distance from the battle. The subject has not been covered in any book previously published in English.