well ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁effect ▁and ▁influence ▁of ▁those ▁" rom anc ers " ▁on ▁American ▁culture ▁was ▁not ▁" im press ively ▁support [ ed ]" ▁in ▁the ▁th esis , ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁that ▁" rom anc ers " ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁" effect ively ▁spread ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁innoc ent ▁We hr macht " ▁was ▁not ▁made ▁out . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁perspective , ▁the ▁book ▁t ended ▁to ▁l ump ▁together ▁" th ose ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁military ▁history ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁actually ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁ne o - N azi ▁belief s ", ▁and ▁Hart well ▁concluded : ▁" As ▁it ▁stands ▁now , ▁however , ▁this ▁t ome ▁has ▁the ▁feel ▁of ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁that ▁is ▁trying ▁too ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁n iche ▁that ▁hasn ' t ▁seen ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁day ". ▁ ▁Kelly ▁Mc F all ▁of ▁New man ▁University ▁described ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁" f asc in ating ▁imm ersion ▁into ▁a ▁simple ▁but ▁important ▁question : ▁How ▁did ▁the ▁German ▁soldiers ▁who ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁front ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁Two ▁become ▁hero ▁figures ▁to ▁so ▁many ▁Americans ?" ▁Mc F all ▁found ▁the ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁icon ography ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁w arg ames ▁to ▁be ▁" path - bre aking " ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁authors ▁convinced ▁her ▁of ▁the ▁" ex istence ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁' buff s '