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GUDERIAN MILITARY PROFILES SERIES EDITOR Dennis E. Showalter, Ph.D. Colorado College Instructive summaries for general and expert readers alike, volumes in the Military Profiles series are essential treatments of significant and popular military figures drawn from world history, ancient times through the present. GUDERIAN Panzer Pioneer or Myth Maker? Russell A. Hart Copyright © 2006 by Potomac Books, Inc. Published in the United States by Potomac Books, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hart, Russell A. Guderian: Panzer pioneer or myth maker? / Russell A. Hart.— 1st ed. p. cm.—(Military profiles) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57488-809-9 (alk. paper)—ISBN 1-57488-810-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Guderian, Heinz, 1888–1954. 2. Generals—Germany— Biography. 3. Germany. Heer—Biography. 4. Germany. Heer— Armored troops—History. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Tank warfare. I. Title. II. Series. U55.G8H28 2006 358’.18092—dc22 [B] 2005055226 ISBN-10 1-57488-809-9 HC ISBN-13 978-1-57488-809-6 HC ISBN-10 1-57488-810-2 PB ISBN-13 978-1-57488-810-2 PB Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39-48 Standard. Potomac Books, Inc. 22841 Quicksilver Drive Dulles, Virginia 20166 First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents List of Maps Preface Chronology Introduction Chapter 1 Guderian’s Youth and Early Military Career, 1888–1914 Chapter 2 Guderian and the Great War, 1914–1918 Chapter 3 From Kaiserheer to Reichswehr, 1919–1929 Chapter 4 Guderian and the 1930s Evolution of German Armor Chapter 5 Guderian Goes to War, 1939–1940 Chapter 6 Guderian and Operation Barbarossa, 1941 Chapter 7 Inspector General of Armored Troops, 1943–1944 Chapter 8 Guderian and the 20 July 1944 Conspiracy Chapter 9 Guderian as Acting Chief of the General Staff, 1944–1945 Chapter 10 Guderian’s Fate and Legacy Notes Bibliographic Note Index About the Author
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