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Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War
Panzer Battles A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War
Author: F. W. von Mellenthin
Armored warfare assumed vital importance in World War II, and during the first years of the war despite inferiority in numbers and equipment, the German Army was master. The secret of Germany's early successes and the reason for its eventual failure are disclosed in this analysis by a brilliant former general of the German Army. Major Genera...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345244406
ISBN-10: 0345244400
Publication Date: 1971
Pages: 458
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Unknown Binding
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Valuable just for the reason von Mellenthin was in both North Africa and Russia where the tanks had the most impact on strategy and the outcome of the campaigns. Very readable, moves at a good pace and informative. Keep in mind this is a general's point of view, and there's not as much of the "ground level" view of battles you get with a lower ranking soldier's memoir.
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