The History of the Panzerwaffe

Volume 1: 1939–42

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The History of the Panzerwaffe

Volume 1: 1939–42

Description

This technical and operational history is the definitive guide to the legendary Panzerwaffe, from its very infancy to the days when it made Europe its garden path at the height of Nazi German power.

The Germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts.

With rare and revealing combat reports, along with photographs sourced from previously unseen private and archival collections, it uncovers the technical and operational stories of the formidable armoured beasts that formed the backbone of the German war machine – tanks such as the Panzer I, II and 38(t).

Table of Contents

1 Laying the foundation – pre-war establishment
2 The seizure of Czechoslovakia – backing the Panzerwaffe
3 Poland – the ordeal
4 France – at eye level
5 The Balkans – the unwanted campaign
6 Russia – an overmighty opponent?
7 1942 – upgrading the Panzers
8 North Africa – defeat instead of superiority
9 Dark prospects – Waiting for the new tanks
10 Tank recovery and repair 1935–42

Product details

Published 20 Dec 2015
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 304
ISBN 9781472813619
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 250 b/w
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson is a specialist on German armoured…

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