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, ...
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Description: Reader copy. Good Reading Copy. Paperback. Will probably contain some creasing/wear to cover and tanning to pages. May have some tears to cover but will remain a readable copy. FAST DISPATCH. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: FUTURA PUBLICATIONS
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780860070887ISBN:0860070883
Description: Published by Futura Publications in 1974. Paperback. Number of pages: 528. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 15/02/1990
ISBN-13:9780099630401ISBN:0099630400
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Futura Publications, London
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780860070887ISBN:0860070883
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Guderian: the Prussian army officer whose ideas on tank warfare changed history. Commander of an armoured corps in Poland, France and Russia, Guderian was dismissed in 1941 and only re-instated as C-in-C East in 1944 when Germany faced catastrope..528 pages text with maps and illustrations, slight yellowing to edges, very clean copy. read more
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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780141042855ISBN:0141042850
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 560 pages. Heinz guderian-master of the blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare-commanded the german xix army corps as it rampaged across poland in 1939. this book presents an account of one of the most effective fighting force in modern history by the man who commanded it. (Paperback) 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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780306811012ISBN:0306811014
Description: Good. Cover and pages may have some wear or writing. Binding is tight. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: M JOSEPH
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780718108007ISBN:0718108000
Description: Hardback with D/J. USED, BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. Wear to head and tail of spine, page edges foxed, illustrated frontispiece, index, photographs, appendices, with maps, internally good. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. 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
Description: Good. 0306811014 Paperback with moderate shelf-wear, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping and bumping to the cover, edges, corners, and spine. Binding is tight and square. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting, however, there is a signature, nameplate, rubber stamp, or inscription written in the book from the previous owner. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. Select Expedited shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business ... 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
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York New York USA
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. 400+ pages. Foreword by Captain B H Liddell Hart. Browning. Chipped tail and heel of spine; Heinz Guderian was Chief of the German Army General Staff; "...far better than anything yet written by a German general...no soberer and better way of how and why the Wehrmacht failed in Russia in 1941 than this...the amplest, most illuminating record of World War II to have emerged from the German side..." read more
By Sitatunga,
Stoke Goldington, The United Kingdom
"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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