Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck (World War II Libary)

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A stunning look at World War II from the other side... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers. Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman. Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned eyewitness, his rare and moving memoir has become a classic in the literature of World War II, a first-person chronicle of the glory--and the inevitable tragedy--of a superb soldier fighting Hitler's war. Colonel Hans von Luck Introduction Foreword Prologue Growing Up 1911-1929 The Reichswehr and My Teacher Rommel The Buildup of the Wehrmacht 1934-1939 Europe on the Eve of War: Travels and Experiences Blitzkrieg: Poland, 1939 Interim, 1939-1940 France, 1940 Interim, 1940-1941 The Russian Campaign, June 1941 to January 1942 Interim, 1942 North Africa, 1942: Rommel" the Desert Fox The Retreat from El Alamein The End in North Africa Berlin and Paris, 1943-1944 The Start of the Invasion, 6 June 1944 'Operation Goodwood“ 18/19 July 1944 Retreat to Germany, August-November 1944 Fighting the Americans, December 1944 The Eastern Front: The Last Battle The 21st Panzer Division as ','Fire Brigade“: The Beginning of the End The End Capture and Deportation In the Coal Mines of the Caucasus Mountains Kultura and Corruption: The Russian Mentality Punishment Camp: Hunger Strike and the KGB Release A New Start Epilog About the Author