Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans Von Luck (World War II Library)

A stunning look at World War II from the other side... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers. Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman. Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned eyewitness, his rare and moving memoir has become a classic in the literature of World War II, a first-person chronicle of the glory--and the inevitable tragedy--of a superb soldier fighting Hitler's war.

a Stunning Look At World War Ii From The Other Side...

from The Turret Of A German Tank, Colonel Hans Von Luck Commanded Rommel's 7th And Then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy On D-day, The Disastrous Russian Front—von Luck Fought There With Some Of The Best Soldiers In The World. German Soldiers.

awarded The German Cross In Gold And The Knight's Cross, Von Luck Writes As An Officer And A Gentleman. Told With The Vivid Detail Of An Impassioned Eyewitness, His Rare And Moving Memoir Has Become A Classic In The Literature Of World War Ii, A First-person Chronicle Of The Glory—and The Inevitable Tragedy—of A Superb Soldier Fighting Hitler's War.

It was a cold winter's day at the end of 1949 in a special camp for prisoners of war in the neighborhood of Kiev; at two o'clock in the morning a barrack door flew open. I come from an old military family whose roots can be traced back into the thirteenth century.