Von Mellenthin - Panzer Battles, 1956

[alecsandros]

Hello all,
I have come across an electronic version of the book from the topic title.

I just wanted to know if you have read it, or know about it's importance nowadays (54 years later...), because I would like to print it, but don't want to waste cartridge and pages.

All the best

[RF]

I have read a hardback of this book many years ago. From what I can remember it was pretty good, but obviously given that it was written in the 1950' s the accounts are based on WW2 experiences and the knowledge of the wider picture of what was happening in the OKW that was known in the 1950's - which certainly is not as great as is known now.

[alecsandros]

Thank you very much!

[José M. Rico]

I have this book somewhere at home. It is a good book particularly the part about the war in Africa and Rommel.
If you like German war memoirs print it.

[USS ALASKA]

I have that buried somewhere…if you have ever read books like Panzer Leader by General Heinz Guderian or Panzer Commander by Colonel Hans von Luck and enjoyed them, I would think you would enjoy Panzer Battles.

[RF]

Panzer Leader is a very good, I read that originally at about the same time as the Mellenthin book and I recall that Guderian had the greater detail.

[USS ALASKA]

For anyone REALLY interested in the WW II ground battles with emphasis on the German armor side, I can recommend looking for books at http://www.jjfpub.mb.ca/. Be warned - these are not cheap. They are also some of the finest examples of the bookmaking art I own. Some of the titles have been licensed to Stackpole books for print in softcover at a greatly reduced price. http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/s ... storefront