Panzer Leader (book)
1951 autobiography of Heinz Guderian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Author | Heinz Guderian |
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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 |
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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.