Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by Col. Hans von Luck (Author)

Synopsis

In 1939, Hans von Luck's motorized unit was one of the first to cross the frontier into Poland, marking the start of WWII. Over the next six years he was constantly in action in every major theatre of the war, and got to know almost every German commander of note. Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned witness, his memoirs have become a classic in the literature of the Second World War. 'Well and vividly written...My father thought very highly of Colonel von Luck as a man and soldier' - Manfred Rommel

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 20 Aug 2009

ISBN 10: 0304364010
ISBN 13: 9780304364015
Book Overview: The remarkable memoirs of one of Rommel's commanders.

Author Bio
Hans von Luck commanded one of Rommel's Panzer Divisions from 1939-44. He was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross. He was captured by Russians in 1945 and held in a prisoner of war camp until 1950. He is married, with three sons.