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Guderian - Creator of the Blitzkrieg

By: Stein & Day

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Stein & Day)

Last Stocked on 2/21/2020

Product Info

Title
Guderian - Creator of the Blitzkrieg
Publisher
Category
Author
Kenneth Macksey
Publish Year
1976
Pages
262
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147614813
Type
Hardcover

Description

General Heinz Guderian was the officer most responsible for creating the blitzkrieg in World War II. In person, he led the lightning campaigns by tank and aircraft that quickly put the greater part of Europe under Nazi domination. Guderian, a strong and energetic man, built the Panzer Force in the face of stolid opposition from the conservative elements of the German General Staff. In the process, he swung from adulation of Adolf Hitler to outright opposition.

This biography was made possible when Kenneth Macksey was given access to the extensive Guderian family archives and the full cooperation of the General’s older son. The result is a fascinating account of a brilliant rebel in search of ideals.

Important new material throws fresh light on the crucial campaigns of World War II in Poland, France and Russia; it also illuminates the fatal struggles within the German hierarchy. Guderian sharpens some of the blurred edges of recent history and gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the creator of the blitzkrieg.