Blitzkrieg: In Their Own Words, First-Hand Accounts from German Soldiers, 1939-1940

The German campaigns in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 ushered in a new era in warfare. The theory of blitzkrieg, lightning war, developed by Guderian and other German generals was put into devastating practice. Blitzkrieg is an oral history of those successful early Wehrmacht campaigns. The accounts of these soldiers give a unique, inside look at the workings of the Nazi war machine at the height of its success. The original book Panzers in Action was published in Germany during the war and has never before been translated into English. Until now.

Armchair General Online, September 2006“I highly recommend the book...The photos selected for the book are first rate and most the reviewer has never seen before. The translation appears flawless and the book is free of typographical errors as well...the book is readily available for all students of military history seeking first person accounts of the Blitzkrieg into Poland and France.”

Military Vehicles Magazine, September 2007

“Zenith Press has performed a service to the study of German panzer and blitzkrieg warfare in publishing a translation of this historic primary document.”