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Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War

Part of the Die Wehrmacht Im Kampf series

When Sam Donaldson interviewed General Norman Schwarzkopf in his quarters in the Gulf, PANZER BATTLES was one of the books on his desk. A model military history, this is one of the few close looks we will ever have of the tactics, the planning, and the operations of tank warfare from a participant.

It was the decisive victories of the German Panzer divisions in North Africa in World War II that taught the Allies the importance of an integrated combat team consisting of tanks, infantry, and artillery. PANZER BATTLES is a vivid account of the major campaigns of that war, especially the legendary desert battles fought by Rommel, who found the desert to be the perfect terrain in which to wage almost purely theoretical armored warfare with large-scale tank formations.

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Here is an unparalleled look at what the American military learned from the experience of fighting in WWII — experience that was put to use in the Gulf War.

Subject
historybiography
Genre
war and military
Themes
military historyhistorywar
Setting
world war IIgermanyeurope
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 383 pages

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