Panzer Leader

List of appendices List of illustrations List of sketch maps Introduction Foreword 1. Background and Youth 2. The Creation of the German Armoured Force 3. Hitler at the Peak of his Power <i>1938. The Blomberg-Fritsch crisis The Incorporation of Austria into the Reich The Incorporation of the Sudetenland into the Reich The Situation Deteriorates Once Again</i> 4. The Beginning of the Disaster <i>The Drift to War The Polish Campaign Between the Campaigns</i> 5. The Campaign in the West <i>Preparations for the Campaign The Break-through in the Channel The Capture of the Channel Ports Hitler's Momentous Order to Stop The Break-through to the Swiss Border The Armistice</i> 6. The Campaign in Russia, 1941 <i>The Background Preparations Opening Operations Crossing the Dnieper Smolensk-Elnya-Roslavl Moscow or Kiev? The Battle of Kiev The Battles of Orel and Bryansk The Advance to Tula and Moscow My First Dismissal</i> 7. On inactive Service 8. The Development of the Armoured Force, January 1942 to February 1943 9. Inspector-General of Armoured Troops <i>Appointment and First Actions Dr. Goerdeler's Visits 'Operation Citadel' Disagreements during the Second Half of 1943 The Year of Decision</i> 10. July 20th and its Sequel 11. Chief of the General Staff <i>Operations on the Eastern Front The Ardennes Offensive Defensive Preparations in the East The Russian Offensive</i> 12. The Final Collapse 13. Leading Personalities of the Third Reich <i>Hitler The Party The National and District Controllers Hitler's Intimate Circle The Government</i> 14. The German General Staff <i>'To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question!'</i> Index