عنوان

Panzer leader

(Number (ISBN

0306811014

(Number (ISBN

9780306811012

Number

b393140

Title Proper

Panzer leader

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Heinz Guderian ; new introduction by Kenneth Macksey ; foreword by B.H. Liddell Hart ; translated from the German by Constantine Fitzgibbon.

Edition Statement

2nd Da Capo Press ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Da Capo Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 528 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Text of Note

Originally published: New York : [Dutton], 1952.; Includes index.

Text of Note

Background and Youth -- The Creation of the German Armoured Force -- Hitler at the Peak of his Power -- 1938. The Blomberg-Fritsch crisis -- The Incorporation of Austria into the Reich -- The Incorporation of the Sudetenland into the Reich -- The Situation Deteriorates Once Again -- The Beginning of the Disaster -- The Drift to War -- The Polish Campaign -- Between the Campaigns -- The Campaign in the West -- Preparations for the Campaign -- The Break-through to the Channel -- The Capture of the Channel Ports -- Hitler's Momentous Order to Stop -- The Break-through to the Swiss Border -- The Armistice -- The Campaign in Russia, 1941 -- The Background -- Preparations -- Opening Operations -- Crossing the Dnieper -- Smolensk--Elnya--Roslavl -- Moscow or Kiev? -- The Battle of Kiev -- The Battles of Orel and Bryansk -- The Advance to Tula and Moscow -- My First Dismissal -- On Inactive Service -- The Development of the Armoured Force, January 1942 to February 1943 -- Inspector-General of Armoured Troops -- Appointment and First Actions -- Dr. Goerdeler's Visits -- 'Operation Citadel' -- Disagreements during the Second Half of 1943 -- The Year of Decision -- July 20th and its Sequel -- Chief of the General Staff -- Operations on the Eastern Front -- The Ardennes Offensive -- Defensive Preparations in the East -- The Russian Offensive -- The Final Collapse -- Leading Personalities of the Third Reich -- Hitler -- The Party -- The National and District Controllers -- Hitler's Intimate Circle -- The Government. The German General Staff -- 'To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question!'.

Text of Note

The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir,"The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir,"The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir,"The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir

Parallel Title

Erinnerungen eines Soldaten.

Autobiographies; Personal narratives; Nonfiction; Personal narratives, German

Heinz Guderian

Electronic name

[Book]

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