Second Hand Meine Kriegserinnerungen 1914–1918
Author : Erich Ludendorff (Quartermaster General of the German Army)
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Condition
Half-leather hardback with significant external wear. Leather spine shows rubbing, small chips and edge cracking; corners worn. Boards are marked and aged. Pages exhibit uniform browning with occasional spotting but remain clean and fully legible. Binding intact though visibly strained with age. Contains maps and operational diagrams. A worn but complete and appealing period copy.
Details
General - Pages : 628 | Images : includes maps and operational sketches. | Publisher : Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Verlagsbuchhandlung | Place of Publication : Berlin, Germany | Language : German
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1919 | Edition : Fourth Edition (1919) | Size : 245mm x 165mm
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One of the most important and controversial memoirs to emerge from the First World War, Erich Ludendorff’s Meine Kriegserinnerungen 1914–1918 offers an unrivalled, first-hand account from the man who served as Germany’s effective military leader during the latter half of the war.
Published in 1919, just months after the Armistice, this volume reflects Ludendorff’s own perspective on the strategic, political and personal struggles that shaped the German war effort. From the opening clashes on the Eastern Front to the collapse of 1918, Ludendorff recounts operations in gripping detail, supported by maps and battlefield sketches that illuminate his operational thinking.
This memoir remains a foundational source for historians studying:
The Eastern Front campaigns of 1914–1917
Falkenhayn vs. Hindenburg/Ludendorff strategic disputes
The turning points of 1916 and 1917
The German offensives of 1918
Civil–military tensions within the Imperial German command
Presented here in an early 1919 half-leather binding, the book carries the character and gravitas of a contemporary account produced in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. A valuable historical artefact and a cornerstone text for any collection on the Great War or German military leadership.
