Achtung Panzer

Informationen zum Autor Born in 1888, Heinz Guderian served in World War One, came to Hitler's attention in 1935, was made corps commander of Panzer troops and promoted to General in 1938. His tanks were greatly successful in the invasions of Poland and France and, perceived as pro-Nazi, Guderian was much in favour. However, when the Russian invasion failed in the winter of 1941, Guderian was forced to resign, not to regain his position until 1944, when the war was all but lost. He died in Bavaria in 1954. Klappentext A rare, enlightening account by an outstanding soldier reveals his thoughts and theories on armored warfare and motorized land battle--which he then put in action to devastating effect during World War Two. Guderian's treatise on the importance of tank development, and on modern mechanized technology, shows exactly why the Germans dominated land warfare in the early stage of the fighting.This is the defining book on the theory and practise of tank warfare, by the man who became one of Hitler's most able generals. Zusammenfassung A rare, enlightening account by an outstanding soldier reveals his thoughts and theories on armored warfare and motorized land battle--which he then put in action to devastating effect during World War Two. Guderian's treatise on the importance of tank development, and on modern mechanized technology, shows exactly why the Germans dominated land warfare in the early stage of the fighting. ...

Product details

• Authors: Heinz Guderian, Guderian Heinz
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.09.1999
• EAN: 9780304352852
• ISBN: 978-0-304-35285-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Series: CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS; Cassell Military; W&N Military
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Western, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Theory of warfare and military science, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, Military vehicles and transport of air, land and sea