guderian heinz 1888 1954 b h liddell (1 résultats)

Presumed early American printing (no date specified upon title and copyright pages). 528 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; chipping, tears, and creasing at edges; soiling to white rear panel; publisher's printed price still present at front flap's lower right. Black cloth; short slender ding near center of front board; slender wear at spine heel and along boards' bottom edges. Slight foxing and soiling to text block edges. Foxing/toning to endpapers; ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper; interior pages are clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. English language translation from the original German "Erinnerungen eines Soldaten." With Foreword by B.H. Liddell Hart, frontispiece plus 22 b/w illustrations, 37 sketch maps, Appendices, and Index. Features 14 chapters titled as: "Background and Youth;" "The Creation of the German Armoured Force;" "Hitler at the Peak of his Power;" "The Beginning of the Disaster;" "The Campaign in the West;" "The Campaign in Russia, 1941;" "On Inactive Service;" "The Development of the Armoured Force, January 1942 to February 1943;" "Inspector-General of Armoured Troops;" "July 20th and its Sequel;" "Chief of the General Staff;" "The Final Collapse;" "Leading Personalities of the Third Reich;" and "The German General Staff.".