
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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & extensive background notes by the modern English historian Paul Harris