Author / Editor - Omer Bartov -- Description: The common thought is that, by and large, the German Army in WW2 was largely distinct and separate from the politics of the Nazi Party. Mr. Bartov, however, believes that this was a lie. Using numerous sources, he attempts to show how the Army of the Third Reich was deeply involved with some of the atrocities of the war, and that the common soldier believed he was truly fighting a racial war to maintain Germany's purity.