Автор: Kenneth John MacKsey
Название: Guderian, Creator of the Blitzkrieg
Издательство: Stein & Day Publishing
Год: 1976
Формат: pdf,rar+3%
Размер: 1.5 MB
Язык: английский
Страниц: 150
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 solid 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. Guderiarn sharpens some of the blurred edges of recent history and gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the creator of the blitzkrieg.
