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on December 8, 2015
Very interesting book from the father of Mechanized warfare.
He drew much from the British and French Tank use during WW1, he synthesized all of their Tank theories, added some revolutionary
ideas of his own and shocked the world at the time with a new kind of warfare.
This book is very enlightening, the common story is that the French folded easily when Germany invaded, but the
truth is that nobody was ready for what Guderian was about to unleash. No country would have survived the
Blitzkrieg then, not even the US. He created something revolutionary and nobody was ready for it.
This book also pointed out that Guderian was about to take the British Exp. at Dunkirk, but Hitler gave the
order to halt, allowing the British to evacuate thousands of troops and saving a massive allied disaster.
The book does start off a little slow as one reader below pointed out, but overall its an amazing book by a
man who seems to overlooked in History for some reason. Any fan of WW2 history will love this book.
He drew much from the British and French Tank use during WW1, he synthesized all of their Tank theories, added some revolutionary
ideas of his own and shocked the world at the time with a new kind of warfare.
This book is very enlightening, the common story is that the French folded easily when Germany invaded, but the
truth is that nobody was ready for what Guderian was about to unleash. No country would have survived the
Blitzkrieg then, not even the US. He created something revolutionary and nobody was ready for it.
This book also pointed out that Guderian was about to take the British Exp. at Dunkirk, but Hitler gave the
order to halt, allowing the British to evacuate thousands of troops and saving a massive allied disaster.
The book does start off a little slow as one reader below pointed out, but overall its an amazing book by a
man who seems to overlooked in History for some reason. Any fan of WW2 history will love this book.
on October 29, 2014
He was as great as the Desert Fox was any day.
on December 16, 2012
"Vigorous writing is consice"--Guderian is not. Compound his verbose style with an awkward translation that suffers from poor editing (which gets worse after the first chapter), and what would otherwise be a gem of military history becomes a chore to read. Needs a lot of copy editing. I hope this was addressed in the 1999/Cassell version.
on June 25, 2003
This book by the late Heinz Guderian is a manual for tank and mabile armored warfare. It is relevant today in the sense that tanks are still in use in 90% of the countries. The Indians, the British, the Americans, they all have tanks today in the age of copmuputer-aided nuclear warfare.
Personally, from the book, I learn of all the firsthand hardships of war as witnessed and fely by General Guderian. He went on to become one of Germany's greatest soldiers whio knew the real art of war. This book is a must for all War Story buffs...
Personally, from the book, I learn of all the firsthand hardships of war as witnessed and fely by General Guderian. He went on to become one of Germany's greatest soldiers whio knew the real art of war. This book is a must for all War Story buffs...
on April 23, 2000
This book shows just how intelligent and far-seeing Guderian was. Initially the book provides an overview on weapons and tactics in the first world war, before moving on to Guderian's own ideas for the needs and tactics needed for a successful tank force. What suprised me most was how relevant his thoughts are in a modern context. This is a very interesting read for anyone interested in the late (1916-'18) WWI or tank tactics. Although I enjoyed it, I was rather put off at first as I was not expecting the in-depth analysis of WWI, however this was only momentary and I soon got really into the book.
on March 17, 2000
Colonel-General (final rank) Guderian's insight into the lessons of WWI tank tactics is a must read for anyone who wants to understand German combined arms tactics employed from 1939-42. He praises British and French use of tanks and critically presents the lessons to be derived from the "war to end all wars" to current (1937)tactics. These lessons are just as applicable today. Heinz Guderian practiced what he preached as well. He was known as "schnelle Heinz" (fast Heinz). I would recommend this as a classic textbook.
on January 29, 2000
Es una de las principales fuentes para el desarrollo de mi pagina sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial; para una persona dedicada el estudio de la estrategia del empleo de las unidades acorazadas, llena plenamente las expectativas.
on July 25, 1999
"Achtung Panzer" is THE definitive book about German panzer theory development, tactics, and strategy by a man who should know, Heinz Guderian. Only the new WWII novel "The Triumph and the Glory" held my interest with such elan as this study of armored warfare by a master of the game. If you think this is a dry, technical book you couldn't be more mistaken, it is very well written and eminently readable. I recommend it highly!
