▁military ". ▁Despite ▁this ▁minor ▁criticism , ▁W ilder m uth ▁comm ended ▁the ▁book ▁for ▁its ▁" f asc in ating ▁analysis ▁on ▁how , ▁far ▁removed ▁from ▁its ▁time ▁and ▁place , ▁the ▁echo es ▁of ▁this ▁war ▁still ▁rever ber ate ". ▁ ▁Martin ▁H . ▁Fol ly ▁provided ▁a ▁critical ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁History . ▁While ▁he ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁authors ▁for ▁setting ▁out ▁the ▁main ▁myth s ▁concerning ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front , ▁he ▁argued ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁convin cing ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁argument ▁that ▁most ▁Americans ▁accept ▁such ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet – G erman ▁War . ▁Moreover , ▁Fol ly ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁over look ed ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁prominent ▁and ▁more ▁accurate ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front . ▁His ▁summary ▁was ▁that ▁" the ▁book ▁therefore ▁del ivers ▁a ▁rather ▁weak ▁conclusion , ▁which ▁dil utes ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁useful ▁analysis ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁myth ▁by ▁German ▁ex - part icip ants ▁and ▁its ▁entry ▁into ▁American ▁culture ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Army ". ▁ ▁American ▁historian ▁Dennis ▁Show alter , ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁for ▁the ▁journal ▁Central ▁European ▁History , ▁described ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁" in complete ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁" E astern ▁Front ▁rom antic ism ▁has ▁cultural ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁intellectual ▁matrices ▁that ▁are ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁more ▁complex ▁than ▁Sm el