Hitler's Forgotten Ally : Ion Antonescu and His Regime, Romania 1940-1944

D Deletant
Palgrave MacMillan UK
9781403993410
1-4039-9341-6

Romania fielded the third-largest Axis army in the European war. A military contribution of such magnitude, coupled with the delivery of oil to the German war machine and the personal respect which Ion.

read more…

Antonescu enjoyed from Hitler, places Romania on a par with Italy as a principal ally of Germany. Antonescu's precise role and the policies of Romania under his direction - especially towards the Jews - has been impeded in English-speaking accounts by the lack of a complete biography - this volume aims to fill this gap.