Panzer Leader
by Heinz Guderian
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Author: Heinz GuderianTranslator: Constantine Fitzgibbon
Introduction: Kenneth Macksey
Foreword: B. H. Liddell Hart
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-12-24
ISBN: 0306811014
Number of pages: 552
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Book Review: A Book For Anyone Who Studies World War II
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I had known about Generaloberst Heinz Guderians achievements or at least I thought so. After reading his wonderfully written memoirs, I understood why the Eastern Front became so fragile and ultimately lost by German forces. Guderian sheds a lot of light on incidents reported during the war but ultimately fabrications by Soviet propaganda.
But the book doesn't just focus on the Eastern Front, though that does play a large majority in the books length. The Western Front is spoken on aswell as the ranks Guderian soared through during the war. And at the end, Guderian speaks on the leading personalities of the Third Reich. This book shows a lot of detail on the mind of Hitler, as Guderian was quite frequently with Hitler and also arguing situations with Hitler [which only a rare few did so]. Other personalities spoken about include: Himmler, Goebbles, Speer and Goering.
Panzer Leader is perhaps the most detailed account on the formation of the Panzer Armies that blitzed their way through Poland, France, Africa and Russia before slowly being halted by overpowering numbers, corrupt leadership and ultimately, lack of supplies.
This is a book for anyone who has studied that great and costly war, but still lacks some key info on the conditions which led to victory and defeat. Guderian truely belongs among the greats.
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