Panzer Battles
Subtitle: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War
By: F.W. von Mellenthin ; translated by H. Betzler ; edited by L.C.F. Turner
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: July 12, 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780345321589
Copyright date: 1956
Subjects: European history: Second World War; War & defence operations; Weapons & equipment; History; History - Military / War; Military; Germany; Military - Strategy; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II
Other titles: Panzerschlachten
First sentence: THE GERMAN ARMY entered Poland at 0445 hours on 1 September 1939; the advance of the ground forces was preceded by devastating attacks by the Luftwaffe on Polish airfields, railway junctions, and mobilization centers.
Notes: Translation of Panzerschlachten.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Part one : Poland, France, and the Balkans. The Polish Campaign; title: The conquest of France; title: The Balkan Campaign; title: Part two :  The Western Desert. At Rommel's headquarters; title: Sidi Rezegh; title: Rommel's defeat and recovery; title: The Gazala battles; title: Tobruk to Alamein; title: Farewell to Africa; title: Part three : Russia. Introduction to Russia; title: "And quiet flows the Don"; title: Disaster at Stalingrad; title: Manstein's great achievement; title: The Battle of Kursk; title: Back to the Dnieper; title: The Kiev salient; title: The withdrawal from the Ukraine; title: The defense of Poland; title: The Red Army; title: Part four : Campaign in the West. Crisis in the West; title: The struggle in Alsace-Lorraine; title: The final battles; title: In retrospect; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix : Appointments held by the author; title: Index of Army formations