The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader

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Summary: Peiper shortchanged
Review: This book is interesting and is more balanced in its treatment of Col. Peiper than are many currently on the market. But I found several factual errors, admittedly some of no great import, but which lead one to question the accuracy of many other details. I feel that Reynolds glosses over the abusive, post-war treatment of German soldiers at the hands of the US military establishment. In particular, he seems to parrot the flag-waving party line which, to this day, fails to honestly report the shocking smear campaign against, and persecution of, Peiper. A more detailed biography of this effective, thoughtful and ultimately unfairly maligned man, is a massive but more satisfying volume by author Patrick Agte.