Stackpole Military History
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With the same drama and excitement of the first book, Franz Kurowski relates the combat careers of six more decorated German Panzer officers. Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow the men and their tanks across three continents into some of World War II's bloodiest engagements. They campaigned with Rommel in the deserts of North Africa, participated in the monumental tank battle at Kursk, and, maneuvering only by muzzle flashes, fought frightening small-unit contests in the dark of night. Master tacticians and gutsy leaders, these men are legends.
Whether providing support for the blitzkrieg in Poland and France, bombing British cities and industrial centers, or attacking Allied fighters and bombers in the light of day and dark of night, the Luftwaffe revolutionized aerial warfare and experienced some of World War II's most harrowing combat. For the pilots who carried out these missions, every flight meant possible death and certain danger. Franz Kurowski puts readers in the cockpit with seven of these men--three day-fighter, one night-fighter, one close-support, and two bomber pilots--who were among the most successful ever to take to the skies.
The panzergrenadiers were the foot soldiers who went into battle alongside the Third Reich's feared tanks.
Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the horrors of infantry combat--fighting hand-to-hand, storming enemy positions, and rescuing fallen comrades--but they did so in the shadow of thundering giants like the Tiger and Panther.
Kurowski tells the stories of some of the very best of these mechanised infantrymen, bringing them and their actions to life.
About the Author
Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army in World War II and is also the author of Jump into Hell and Infantry Aces.
Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the horrors of infantry combat--fighting hand-to-hand, storming enemy positions, and rescuing fallen comrades--but they did so in the shadow of thundering giants like the Tiger and Panther.
Kurowski tells the stories of some of the very best of these mechanised infantrymen, bringing them and their actions to life.
About the Author
Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army in World War II and is also the author of Jump into Hell and Infantry Aces.
With the same drama and attention to detail that made Panzer Aces and Panzer Aces II such thrilling reads, Franz Kurowski tells the stories of more German armoured officers during World War II.
Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow panzer crews into some of the bloodiest engagements of the war, from the deserts of North Africa, the monumental battle of Kursk, and the hedgerows of France to frightening clashes in the black of night on the Eastern Front.
About the Author
Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army in World War II and is also the author of Jump into Hell and Infantry Aces.
Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow panzer crews into some of the bloodiest engagements of the war, from the deserts of North Africa, the monumental battle of Kursk, and the hedgerows of France to frightening clashes in the black of night on the Eastern Front.
About the Author
Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army in World War II and is also the author of Jump into Hell and Infantry Aces.
Before the German blitzkrieg stormed across Europe in 1939-40, a group of elite soldiers prepared the way by seizing bridges and other strategic targets ahead of the attack. In the following years, these warrior-spies, known as the Brandenburgers, operated behind enemy lines around the globe, from Russia and Yugoslavia to Egypt, Iraq, and India, often bending the rules of war while completing their daring covert missions. Trained to mobile and independent, steeped in foreign languages and customs, and expert in numerous military specialties, the Brandenburgers influenced the world's special forces long after World War II.
With the order "Panzers forward!" German tanks rolled into battle, smashing into the enemy with engines roaring and muzzles flashing. From Poland and the Eastern Front to the Ardennes, Italy, and northern Africa, panzers stunned their opponents-and the world-with their lightning speed and raw power, and the soldiers who manned these lethal machines were among the boldest and most feared of World War II. Franz Kurowski tells the action-packed stories of six of the most daring and successful of these legendary fighting men.
This is an authentic account of German infantry aces-one paratrooper, two members of the Waffen-SS, and five Wehrmacht soldiers-who were thrust into the maelstrom of death and destruction that was World War II. Enduring countless horrors on the icy Eastern Front, in the deserts of Africa, and on other bloody fields, these rank-and-file soldiers took on enemy units alone, battled giant tanks, stormed hills, and rescued wounded comrades. A cross-section from the world of the common soldier, their stories reveal the brutal heart of infantry combat.