Vital Diabetes: Your Essential Reference for Diabetes Management in Primary Care (Vital Guide) - Softcover

Charles Fox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859592279 ISBN 13: 9781859592274

Publisher: Class Warfare, 2009

Synopsis

During the Second World War the power and success of the Panzer regiments were legendary. To the watching world they appeared to be symbolic of easy success and were respected by enemy and ally alike. Philip Warner's book gives a fascinating insight into the history of the Panzers: their birth in the 1920s; the problems of developing the most effective tanks; the hostility shown by other units; the difficulties encountered in the opening campaigns, as well as detailed descriptions of their battles in Europe, Africa and Russia. In the shadow of the Versailles Treaty which restricted Germany's right to arms, the concept of the Panzer division was born. Nurtured by influential early proponents - von Seeckt, Guderian, von Brauchitsch, von Reichenau, von Blomberg, Hitler - the amusing cardboard tanks of the 1920s became the armoured superstructures which thundered their way across three continents: 1939 - Poland; 1940 - Belgium, Luxembourg, France; 1941 - Yugoslavia, Greece. North Africa, Russia. Despite their success the Panzers had their problems and weaknesses, and at times the cost of victory was almost unacceptably high. From occupied Warsaw and Paris, the Panzers stood on the doorsteps of Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad before their luck reversed in a campaign which drained them of men, machines, and will. Illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs, this book gives a comprehensive account of the Panzers: their achievements and their trail of devastation.

About this title

About the Author:

"Philip Warner (1914-2000) enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals after graduating from St Catharine's, Cambridge in 1939. He fought in Malaya and spent 1,100 days 'as a guest of the Emperor' in Changi and on the Railway of Death, an experience he never discussed. He was a legendary figure to generations of cadets during his thirty years as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Yet he will arguably be best remembered for his contribution of more than 2,000 obituaries of prominent army figures to The Daily Telegraph. In addition he wrote fifty-four books on all aspects of military history, ranging from castles and battlefields in Britain, to biographies of prominent military figures (such as Kitchener: The Man Behind the Legend; Field Marshall Earl Haig; Horrocks: The General who Led from the Front and Auchinleck: The Lonely Soldier) to major histories of the S.A.S., the Special Boat Services and the Royal Corps of Signals."

Review:

Excellent book - good quick reference material for use within the clinical area. Julie Grindley, Practice Nursing Sister, Audlem Medical Practice, Crewe

About this edition

• Publisher: Class Warfare
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1859592279
• ISBN 13: 9781859592274
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 116