The history of the Panzer I and II may not be as famous as that of the later German tanks built during World War II, but they played a crucial role in Hitler's early Blitzkrieg campaigns and the Nazi rearmament program, which was initially pursued secretly during the 1930s. Anthony Tucker-Jones' photographic history of their design, development, and service during the war is an ideal introduction to them.
Both Panzers participated in battles during the attacks on Poland and France, as well as in the Northern European countries and Scandinavia during the 1939-40 period. Despite the fact that by the time of the Wehrmacht's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the Panzer I had almost been withdrawn from service, it continued to participate in battles in the form of self-propelled guns until 1943. The Panzer II was also withdrawn from the theaters at the end of 1943, but remained in action on secondary fronts and, as the self-propelled Marder II anti-tank gun and Wespe variant, actively participated in the theaters and the grenadier theaters until the end of the war. The Panzer I and II were the precursors of the impressive series of medium and heavy tanks that followed - the Panzer III and IV as well as the Panther and Tiger - and this book is a fascinating record of them.
Pages: 116, Dimensions: 18.9x18.9cm
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- Anthony Tucker-Jones
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- General History
- Theme
- World History, Historical Archives
- Time Period
- World War II
- Language
- English
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- Soft
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- ISBN-13
- 9781526701633
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