War Journal of Franz Halder, Volume VIII

This private war journal comprises seven volumes covering the dates 14 August 1939 to 24 September 1942, the date of Halder's dismissal by Hitler. The journal was kept by Halder personally in his own shorthand and contains notes on conferences, memoranda, staff talks, lectures, reports, etc., as they occurred during the discharge of his function as Chief of Staff. Volume VIII contains footnotes.