Macksey, Kenneth

Guderian: Panzer General

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ISBN 13:: 9781526713353
author:: Macksey, Kenneth
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Frontline Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 228
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.42 kg
Genre:: Biography, Military, Nonfiction
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 20 working days

£22.25

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Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was born in Kulm, Germany on 17 June 1888. A communications specialist by training, he joined the German Army and fought in the First World War before becoming a member of right-wing Freikorps units. Guderian's ideas played a significant role in developing the Panzer division within the German Army. He was promoted to Lieutenant General by February 1938 and later appointed Chief of Mobile Troops, leading the attack on Poland in September 1939. This biography draws on Enigma sources and Guderian family archives to explore his life and legacy. Kenneth Macksey's biography offers a detailed look at Guderian's experiences, including his reaction to the July 1944 plot to kill Hitler, as well as the struggles within the German hierarchy.

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