Panzer Leader (book)
 Cover of the Ballantine Book abridged version | |
| Author | Heinz Guderian |
|---|---|
| Original title | Erinnerungen eines Soldaten |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Genre | War novel, Autobiography |
Publication date | 1951 |
Published in English | Ballantine Books, 1957 |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 3596228 |
Panzer Leader (German: Erinnerungen eines Soldaten, literally "Memories of a Soldier") is an autobiography by Heinz Guderian. The book, written during his imprisonment by the Allies after the war, describes Guderian's service in the Panzer arm of the Heer before and during World War II.
The most prominent English language version is the 1952 translation by Constantine Fitzgibbon, with a foreword by B. H. Liddell Hart. The Da Capo Press editions have an additional introduction by Kenneth Macksey.
Known editions
- Guderian, Heinz (1950) [1950]. Erinnerungen eines Soldaten (Original German ed.). Heidelberg: Kurt Vowinckel Verlag.
- Guderian, Heinz (2001) [1952]. Panzer Leader (Da Capo Press Reissue ed.). New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81101-4.
- Guderian, Heinz (1957) [1952]. Panzer Leader (abridged) (First Ballantine Books ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25329-9.
- Guderian, Heinz (1952). Panzer Leader. Delhi, India: Army Publishers, Hindustan Offset Press. Cover Title misspelled "Panzar Leader".
See also
- Myth of the clean Wehrmacht
- Panzer Battles
- Armored warfare
- Eastern Front (World War II)
- Hans von Luck
External links
- Copy of book on the Internet Archive
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