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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Antonescu so bitter towards one man?

2. What kind of targets did Hitler focus on with the Don Group?

3. How were supplies brought to the troops in Stalingrad?

4. Why was Operation Citadel stopped?

5. What flank of the Soviet Army did Manstein say could have been destroyed had Hitler listened to him at Rostov?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitler keep trying to freeze during the movement in the Rostov region, and how did it work?

2. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

3. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

4. Who was Gero, and how did he die?

5. What happened when Manstein went on a reconnaissance mission in the Crimean waters?

6. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

7. How did Manstein get Hitler to stop interfering with his plans for success in the Rostov Region?

8. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

9. What did Paulus refuse to do at the behest of others?

10. What made it impossible for Manstein to properly attack Leningrad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main differences that Manstein observed as he took the journey west, and how did these changes affect the war?

Essay Topic 2

Patience was an attribute that was very apparent in a number of the people described in this book. Where did this attribute appear, and how was the was changed and enhanced because of the people who possessed this trait.

Essay Topic 3

Manstein was fascinated with the Russian immigrants she met. What caused this fascination, and how did it affect his demeanor for the remainder of the narrative?

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