About this title: The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir. General Heinz Guderians revolutionary strategic vision and his skill in armored combat brough Germany its initial victories during World War II. Combining Guderians land offensive with Luftwaffe attacks, the Nazi Blitzkrieg decimated the defenses of Poland, Norway, Franceand, very neatly, Russiaat the wars outset. But in 1941, when Guderian advised that ground forces should take a step back, Hitler dismissed him. In these pages, the outspoken general shares his candid point of view on what would have led Germany to ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Futura
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780860070887ISBN:0860070883
Description: Good. 0860070883 Paperback, crease on back cover, some other wear, mostly to covers. Spine curved and has light creasing. Solid book, Good condition. read more
Description: Fair. 0306811014 These books come with free tracking number from usps. Thanks for looking at bookhaven1. these books may have shelf wear and remainder mark. hardcover books may have missing or torn Dust Jackets. read more
Edition: Seventh Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S. A
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780345290465ISBN:0345290461
Description: Very Good. No Jacket Issued. Book is in very good condition with minor wear and the slightest of spine slants. Book has slight, even yellowing for age (25 years). USPS Delivery Confirmation included. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780345290465ISBN:0345290461
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A few pages are dogeared; age-related yellowing of pages and cover insides; sticker residue on front cover; light wear to covers. 400 p.; maps; appendices. read more
Edition: Abridged-Translated WW II Novel/
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1972
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. A Ballantine War Book/ Out of Print/CleanPgs. w/no tears, marks/Tight/Includes: Foreward, About the Author, Detailed Maps/Inv#2003 read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780345025425ISBN:0345025423
Description: Very Good + PANZER LEADER by Heinz Guderian. Ballantine, 1972. Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dust Jacket: No jacket. NOTES: 5th American printing. Showing very light exterior wear/creasing, overall clean and tight with no owner markings. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good. 5th Impression, 1953: No Dust Jacket; Moderate shelfwear; Moderate notes & underlining; book plate inside front cover; Binding tight Average used book, may have price sticker on front cover, and moderate shelfwear. read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Corners bumped, covers show some soiling and darkening. Slight foxing, but text is clean and unmarked. The memoirs of one of the pioneers of armored warfare and a brilliant tactical commander in Germany's early blitzkrieg campaigns (Poland, France, Russia). Guderian was a Panzergroup commander in Barbarossa, but one with extraordinary freedom of action and influence on Hitler. A classic account of armored warfare in WWII by one of the major participants, along ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Futura Publications
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780860070887ISBN:0860070883
Description: Good. Book cover-The cover of this book is creased or has markings in accordance with the book's age. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: Sixth Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine, NY
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780345253293ISBN:0345253299
Description: (isbn: 0-345-25329-9). 400pp. maps. appendice. The book has a very slight lean evident from the bottom end only. Spine and covers not creased. 1/3" closed tear back cover at the fold at bottom of spine. read more
"Worth reading just to have the experience of the authentic Wehrmacht voice coming at you right off the page - perhaps the only sane voice among Hitler's general staff - the book is at once admirable for its to be expected clipped, no nonsense, blow by blow account as for its clean avoidance of the moral & politcal dimensions"
"The self-serving autobiographical account of Nazi Germany's tank expert. As numerous scholars have noted, Guderian takes credit for the ideas and accomplishments of others, while masking his own involvement in Nazi Germany's atrocities and poor strategic decisions."
"The auto-biography of the man responsible for the blitzkrieg strategy. Great read if you're a historian into that kind of thing, not so much anybody else."
"I've read through most of the book and am nearing it's end, but I can't seem to get past the part where the author is constantly at odds with his leader, Hitler. I guess the frustration of Guderian, expressed throughout the book, just builds up to the point where it becomes hard to move forward. Don't get me wrong, this book is awesome so far, it's just that the tragic incompetence of those at the top of the command structure is saddening.
I'd also have to agree with another reviewer: this book needs better maps. I actually bought an atlas of WW2 (not so good, by Collins-Harper I think; I need something more detailed), but that didn't help much. Heck, to go further with that idea, I would willingly pay for an animated representation of the movement as described in the book, particularly those that were under Guderian's direct command (Poland, France and the early parts of the Ostfront).
The pace of the writing is much faster than his other work, 'Achtung - Panzer!', which is more about his concept on armoured and future warfare, anyway. Still, the narrative could get bogged down when a paragraph after paragraph describes the movement or location of certain formations (e.g. stretching from a line 'location a' - 'location b' - 'location c' ...something like that). I guess that could have been remedied by better maps..."
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