Panzer Leader

Written by legendary German General Heinz Guderian during his imprisonment by the Allies after the Second World War, this candid autobiography provides the valuable inside story of a strategic visionary whose armoured combat skills brought Germany’s initial World War II victories. In this classic account, Guderian covers in detail his role in developing both the Panzer tank forces and the doctrine of rapid, deep strikes that proved so effective in combination with Luftwaffe attacks to create the Nazi Blitzkrieg. Guderian shares his recollections of the politics of Nazi warfare and his personal views on what could have led Germany to victory, and what steps ensured it did not.