Knights of the Black Cross : Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its leaders /
Perrett, Bryan.
Knights of the Black Cross : Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its leaders / by Bryan Perrett. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 1986. - 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
'That's what I want-that's what I'm going to have!' -- The annihilation concept at work -- Poisoned victories -- Barbarossa -- Taking stock -- Disaster and recovery -- The Aeschylus factor -- Tigers, Panthers and cauldrons -- The Hydra strikes -- Italy and the campaign in the West -- A present for the Fuhrer -- Appendix A: Some aspects of German tank design -- Appendix B: A short history of the Panzer divisions -- Appendix C: Specimen German orders of battle -- Appendix D: Comparative orders of battle of opposing armoured formations.
The story of the German Armored Corps --the Panzerwaffee--and the evolution of their superlative fighting vehicles.
0312010559 9780312010553
87016334
Germany. Heer --Armored troops--History.
Germany. Heer.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
History.
D793 / P31
Knights of the Black Cross : Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its leaders / by Bryan Perrett. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 1986. - 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
'That's what I want-that's what I'm going to have!' -- The annihilation concept at work -- Poisoned victories -- Barbarossa -- Taking stock -- Disaster and recovery -- The Aeschylus factor -- Tigers, Panthers and cauldrons -- The Hydra strikes -- Italy and the campaign in the West -- A present for the Fuhrer -- Appendix A: Some aspects of German tank design -- Appendix B: A short history of the Panzer divisions -- Appendix C: Specimen German orders of battle -- Appendix D: Comparative orders of battle of opposing armoured formations.
The story of the German Armored Corps --the Panzerwaffee--and the evolution of their superlative fighting vehicles.
0312010559 9780312010553
87016334
Germany. Heer --Armored troops--History.
Germany. Heer.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
History.
D793 / P31