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His first contradiction with Tooze is at around the 10 minute mark with the interpretation of the move against Poland as a gamble that was not meant to end in war; this book presents it as a deliberate escalation into war as the most rational choice given Germany's position in the arms race.
Delays in the date for invasion are also mentioned in the book, it's correct that Hitler wanted an immediate attack in 1939, his generals demanded a few more months and they were right. But on the wider scope the question was between attacking in a few months or in a few years, Hitler favored the former and he was right as the latter was defeatist, the time factor was against Germany.
He recommends this book at around the 17-18 minute mark immediately after arguing Hitler was trying to spare the civilian population. See those two pages arguing against it.
Focus on ammunition over tanks is in line with Tooze's narrative, as well as his description of the development of German operational plans for the West.
The Poland-France period had disappointing output at first but that was not due to undermobilization or incompetency. >>28855