Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Dennis E. Showalter's books

Dennis E. Showalter’s Followers (29)

Dennis E. Showalter

Born

in The United States

February 12, 1942

Died

December 30, 2019

Genre

Military History, History, Historical Fiction

edit data

A specialist in German military history, Dennis E. Showalter was professor emeritus of history at Colorado College. He was president of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to 2001 and an advising fellow of the Barsanti Military History Center at the University of North Texas.

Combine Editions
Dennis E. Showalter’s books

Average rating: 3.71 · 3,181 ratings · 399 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II by Dennis E. Showalter, Harold C. Deutsch (Editor), William R. Forstchen (Introduction) 3.36 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk, The Turning Point of World War II 3.79 avg rating — 699 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hitler's Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare 3.92 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century 3.72 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederick the Great: A Military History 3.92 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1995 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instrument of War: The German Army 1914–18 3.84 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tannenberg: Clash of Empires 1914 3.96 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wars of German Unification 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Encyclopedia of Warfare 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hindenburg: Icon of German Militarism by Dennis E. Showalter, William J. Astore 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Dennis E. Showalter…

Quotes by Dennis E. Showalter (?)

“In an anecdote attributed to Bismarck, he said, “When I am dying, I want to move to Mecklenburg because everything happens there one hundred years late.”
― Dennis E. Showalter, The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914: How Faulty Reconnaissance Exposed the Weakness of the Schlieffen Plan

0 likes

“It is particularly necessary to watch over the preservation of arms in the interval of a long peace, when they are most likely to degenerate. It is important to foster the military spirit in the armies and to exercise them in great manoeuvres which, though but faintly resembling those of actual war, still are of decided advantage in preparing them for war.—Jomini1”
― Dennis E. Showalter, The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914: How Faulty Reconnaissance Exposed the Weakness of the Schlieffen Plan

0 likes

“Discovery learning” by those who had to execute the plan would be the norm.”
― Dennis E. Showalter, The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914: How Faulty Reconnaissance Exposed the Weakness of the Schlieffen Plan

0 likes

See all Dennis E. Showalter's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Book Buying Addic...: December Purchases 2018	10	30	Dec 31, 2018 08:46AM
Goodreads Librari...: Please combine	986	413	Sep 06, 2019 02:39PM
Wholesome History...: What I'm Reading	559	138	Nov 07, 2025 08:00PM
THE WORLD WAR TWO...: Books on the Eastern Front of WW2	833	1353	Aug 31, 2026 06:16PM
THE WORLD WAR TWO...: The Great War	4890	595	Sep 20, 2026 02:24PM

More…