German fanaticism and will to fight had already extended the war -- despite the hopelessness of German position and the superiority of Allies -- long beyond the expected ending. ... The announcement of Hitler's death seems to have been coupled with the assumption of power by..…

The German leaders, of course, could not admit defeat and today the attitude of the people is not so much feeling of shame and guilt as one of having been let down by their leaders.. ... I mention these things not because I think any number of Germans were opposed to Party except rather..…

In rapid succession, July and August, the forces of Allies broke out from Cotentin peninsula, smashed much of German Seventh Army, overran Brittany, captured Paris and reached Meuse at Sedan. Coupled with German defeats on Eastern Front, the in Balkans and convulsions within Nazi Reich,..…