The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir
Heinz Guderian (1888–1954) rose through the ranks of the German military to become chief of the general staff. He was also the author of Achtung, Panzer! and With the Tanks in the East and West.
Foreword
p. 11
Background and Youth
p. 16
The Creation of the German Armoured Force
p. 18
Hitler at the Peak of his Power
p. 47
1938. The Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
p. 47
The Incorporation of Austria into the Reich
p. 49
The Incorporation of the Sudetenland into the Reich
p. 57
The Situation Deteriorates Once Again
p. 60
The Beginning of the Disaster
p. 64
The Drift to War
p. 64
The Polish Campaign
p. 65
Between the Campaigns
p. 84
The Campaign in the West
p. 89
Preparations for the Campaign
p. 89
The Break-through to the Channel
p. 98
The Capture of the Channel Ports
p. 114
Hitler's Momentous Order to Stop
p. 117
The Break-through to the Swiss Border
p. 120
The Armistice
p. 135
The Campaign in Russia, 1941
p. 140
The Background
p. 140
Preparations
p. 145
Opening Operations
p. 152
Crossing the Dnieper
p. 167
Smolensk--Elnya--Roslavl
p. 174
Moscow or Kiev?
p. 189
The Battle of Kiev
p. 202
The Battles of Orel and Bryansk
p. 226
The Advance to Tula and Moscow
p. 242
My First Dismissal
p. 264
On Inactive Service
p. 272
The Development of the Armoured Force, January 1942 to February 1943
p. 276
Inspector-General of Armoured Troops
p. 284
Appointment and First Actions
p. 284
Dr. Goerdeler's Visits
p. 300
'Operation Citadel'
p. 302
Disagreements during the Second Half of 1943
p. 312
The Year of Decision
p. 327
July 20th and its Sequel
p. 338
Chief of the General Staff
p. 351
Operations on the Eastern Front
p. 373
The Ardennes Offensive
p. 379
Defensive Preparations in the East
p. 381
The Russian Offensive
p. 389
The Final Collapse
p. 425
Leading Personalities of the Third Reich
p. 430
Hitler
p. 430
The Party
p. 444
The National and District Controllers
p. 449
Hitler's Intimate Circle
p. 451
The Government
p. 452
The German General Staff
p. 454
'To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question!'
p. 466
Index
p. 525
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