Panzer Battles

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 4th printing. The classic account of tank warfare in WWII by a member of the German general staff. All the campaigns of the dread panzer a rmy - from the victories of 1940 to the crushing defeats of 1045. This book provides one of the few close looks we will rarely have of the tactics, the planning, and the opreations, details of tank w a rfare from a participant. Major General Von Mellenthin paints a vast and detailed panorama of tank warfare, analyzing, among other major campaigns: France and the low countries, 1940: clash of prin c ip les, " with Allies splitting their armor evenly along the entire front, and the Germans grouping their tanks enmasse. Rommel in the desert: All the legendary battles: a display of almost purely t he ore tical tank warfare; together with an action portrait of Rommel. defeat in Russia: Hitler's fatal error, and how the weaknesses of German tank strategybecame apparnet in the vast spaces across t he Don. 458 pages. 16 pages of B&W photos. Maps also. Spine is nice & tight. Spine is creased. A 1" crease across front top & bottom outside corners. 1/8" closed tear on bottom rear corner of spine. S ome lig ht age staining on rear cover..