Bringing History to Life Magazine

27 August 2022

Third Reich at war As dictator of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler possessed a huge, well-oiled war machine, but his claim that he had more experience of war than many of his generals, because they’d never been on the front line, was probably his undoing. The Führer took active control of the military and made key operational decisions – some of which went directly against the advice of his generals. Here we bring you the story of the Third Reich at war - from the triumphs of the early blitzkrieg operations to the final hour of defeat.