Military Review English Edition November-December 2015 | Page 131

MR REVIEW ESSAY

ORDER IN CHAOS

The Memoirs of General of Panzer
Troops Hermann Balck
Hermann Balck, edited and translated by David T. Zabecki and Dieter J. Biedekarken,
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2015, 578 pages

FIGHTING THE COLD WAR
A Soldier’s Memoir

John R. Galvin, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2015, 568 pages

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ertain distinguished senior military leaders tend to
be overlooked by historians, resulting in public unfamiliarity with these soldiers. This is unfortunate,
since some of these leaders have been hugely influential
through their service during particular wars or conflicts—
and within their countries and their armed forces. Their
accomplishments and their influence should be known and
appreciated by far more people.
What are the reasons for this oversight? For some, it
may be that these leaders were simply overshadowed by
their peers, perhaps due to personali K