Panzer leader
Guderian, Heinz, 1888-19542002
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Main title:
Panzer leader / Heinz Guderian ; new introduction by Kenneth Macksey ; foreword by B.H. Liddell Hart ; translated from the German by Constantine Fitzgibbon.
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Edition:
2nd Da Capo Press ed.
Imprint:
New York : Da Capo Press, 2002.
Collation:
xii, 528 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : [Dutton], 1952.Includes index.
Contents:
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!'.
ISBN:
97803068110120306811014
Dewey class:
940.5343
LC class:
D757.54D757.54 GUD
Language:
English
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BRN:
7021