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Heinz Guderian
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battle tanks of the First and Second World Wars
Blitzkrieg campaigns
books about German tanks
books for military buffs
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first-hand account of First World War by a tank commander
history of the tank
military history
motorised land-battle tactics in the 20th century
why the Germans were so good at tank warfare

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  • ISBN 9780304352852
  • Weight: 220g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Sep 1999
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This is one of the most significant military books of the twentieth century. By an outstanding soldier of independent mind, it pushed forward the evolution of land warfare and was directly responsible for German armoured supremacy in the early years of the Second World War.

Published in 1937, the result of 15 years of careful study since his days on the German General Staff in the First World War, Achtung Panzer! argues how vital the proper use of tanks and supporting armoured vehicles would be in the conduct of a future war. When that war came, just two years later, he proved it, leading his Panzers with distinction in the Polish, French and Russian campaigns. Panzer warfare had come of age, exactly as he had forecast.This first English translation of Heinz Guderian's classic book - used as a textbook by Panzer officers in the war - has an introduction and extensive background notes by the modern English historian Paul Harris.
About Heinz Guderian
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.

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