Abstract

Hindenburg

The article discusses two books, "Hindenburg: The Man and the Legend," by Margaret Goldsmith and Frederick Voigt and "The Biography of President von Hindenburg," by Rudolph Weterstetten and A.M.K. Watson. According to the author, neither of these books is a satisfactory biography of German military officer Paul von Hindenburg. From the two books one gathers that Hindenburg was undoubtedly a great commander, but that his abilities have been overrated and that it would be well to use caution in worshiping at his shrine. The book by Weterstetten and Watson is laudable. It has the great advantage, for average readers. It gives nearly half its space to the period of Hindenburg's presidency and of goes much more into detail in its treatment of Hindenburg's early years and personal life.