History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division

The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe have described how the Germans transformed armored warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts, and how the legendary Panzerwaffe overran Western Europe and reached the gates of Moscow to the East, before taking its place in the forefront of the German defense from the D-Day landings to the valiant last stand in Berlin.This third volume focuses on the most important units in the Panzerwaffe, and some of the most famous units in the history of warfare, the Panzer Divisions. It will detail their pre-war origins and how they developed over the course of the war, covering all the specialized units and how they operated on the battlefield.As with all of Thomas Anderson's other titles, this book will be illustrated with many previously unpublished images and all the information will be drawn from original German documents.
The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe covered the story of this legendary fighting force throughout World War II: and this third title will detail the organization and development of some of its most famous units – the German Panzer Divisions.