Panzer General, Kenneth Macksey
Panzer General, Kenneth Macksey
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Panzer General
Heinz Guderian and the Blitzkrieg Victories of WWII

Author: Kenneth Macksey

Narrator: Jonathan Cowley

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/26/2020

Synopsis

Kenneth Macksey's highly regarded biography of Generaloberst Heinz Guderian gives clear insight into the mind and motives of the father of modern tank warfare. Panzer General shows Guderian as a man of ideas equipped with the ability to turn inspiration into reality. A master of strategy and tactics, he was the officer most responsible for creating blitzkrieg in World War II.
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Guderian built the Panzerwaffe in the face of opposition from the German General Staff and personally led the lightning campaigns by tanks and aircraft that put a large part of Europe under domination by the Third Reich. Kenneth Macksey, a tank man himself for more than twenty years, reveals the man as a brilliant rebel in search of ideals and a general whose personality, genius, and achievements far transcended those of Rommel.
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As well as throwing light on the crucial campaigns in Poland, France, and Russia, this biography illuminates the struggles within the German hierarchy, both in the military and in the Nazi Party, for control of the Panzer forces. Based on information from the extensive family archives, Panzer General demonstrates why Guderian was so admired by some while denigrated by others.

About Kenneth Macksey

Kenneth Macksey joined the Royal Armoured Corps in 1941, saw action in Normandy in 1944 and Germany in 1945, and after World War II spent more than twenty years as an officer of the Royal Tank Regiment. He was internationally known for his works on military history, including Why the Germans Lose at War. Macksey died in 2005 in Britain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on February 06, 2016

I'm pretty inexperienced with military books so this approach to World War II was a new angle for me. A biography of Heinz Guderian, the focus is on his professional life which spanned the period hedged by both world wars during which time he developed remarkably effective tank designs and tactics.......more

Goodreads review by Olethros on April 14, 2016

-De lo prusiano y lo misterioso, mucho de cada.- Género. Biografía. Lo que nos cuenta. Acercamiento a la figura del Generaloberst Heinz Wilhelm Guderian, molesto para los aliados por su avanzada concepción de la guerra y molesto también para buena parte del estamento militar alemán por no comulgar con......more

Goodreads review by Luka on January 16, 2024

Guderian absolutely is a person that deserves study, both for his theoretical and practical work and his place in WW2 Germany This book promises to deliver, but it falls short of being an excellent and comprehensive work. For starters, the book was written in 1975. And while this edition claims to be......more

Goodreads review by William on February 08, 2017

Interesting book but the author was far too gracious with his praise of Gurderian. Macksey uses Field Marshal Lord Wavell's standards for a high commander in history, "...handled large forces in an independent command in more than one campaign and who has shown his qualities in adversity as well as......more

Goodreads review by Lloyd on July 12, 2021

This is a biography of the German General n World War II who is credited with creating the “Blitzkrieg” method of using mechanized weapons for rapid advances against enemy forces. Guderian was very proud of this concept and I suspect after reading this book that his ambition and pride got the better......more

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