Hitler displayed similar indecisiveness before large decisions as the rationally inexplicable course of events between 24 August and his final order for ‘Case White’ on 30 August indicates. He, too, so lacked powers of judgement that he had to cling to his simple creed and despise the conventionally educated who brought logical arguments to bear on real problems. The story of the Third Reich suggests that his scorn was not misplaced.
