Panzer Wedge The German 3rd Panzer Division and the Summer of Victory in the East
by Lucke, Fritz; Edwards, Robert J.,; Olive, MichaelFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-12-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
* More stories about the best of the best German tank commanders in World War II* You-are-there style thrusts readers into Tigers and Panthers in the thick of battle* What it was like to clash with T-34s at Kursk, Shermans in Normandy, and more* Written by a true master of combat narratives
Author Biography
Lt. Fritz Lucke served with the German Army during World War II. Robert Edwards, a retired U.S. Army armor officer who led a scout platoon, has taught at West Point and is the author of Scouts Out (978-0-9117-1311-5). He has also translated numerous books from erman into English. He lives in Navarre, Florida. Michael Olive has been researching military history for decades, with a focus on tanks and aircraft. He lives in Trail, British Columbia.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vi |
| "The Fate of Europe Is in Your Hands" | p. 1 |
| The First Coup de Main | p. 7 |
| 150 Kilometers in a Single Day! | p. 25 |
| The Beresina Is Reached | p. 33 |
| Hot Day at Schtschara | p. 41 |
| Assault against Ambushes | p. 55 |
| Across the Beresina and the Dnjepr | p. 85 |
| Fighting for the Dnjepr Crossings | p. 111 |
| Across the Dnjepr through the Stalin Line | p. 141 |
| One-armed Tank Commander | p. 151 |
| Mogilew | p. 153 |
| With Cäsar in Battle | p. 163 |
| The Secretive Patch of Woods | p. 177 |
| On the Way to Roslawl in a Tank | p. 191 |
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