"If the tanks succeed, then victory follows."
General Heinz Guderian, 1937
After seeing the success of the British tanks in the First World War, the Germans decided that the future of warfare lay in the Panzerkampfwagen, the armoured fighting vehicle, later simply known as the Panzer. Army of Steel looks at the development of the Panzer concept, and the building and deployment of the Corps through the eyes of those who fought it.
Historically the word ‘Panzer’ meant the armour of a knight or a coat of mail, the shell of a tortoise or armadillo, or the armour plating of a ship. But after seeing the success of the British tanks in the First World War, the Germans decided that the future of warfare lay in the Panzerkampfwagen – or armoured fighting vehicle – later simply known as the Panzer.
But Panzer meant more than just a tank. There were Panzergruppen and Panzertruppen – panzer groups and panzer troops, and there was the Panzer Corps. Panzer was the name taken by this elite branch of the German army, its formations and a new type of warfare.
Название: Army of Steel: Tank Warfare 1939-45
Автор: Nigel Cawthorne
Издательство: Arcturus
Год издания: 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78828-432-5
Страниц: 248
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 17.2 MB
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