BLITZKRIEG IN THEIR OWN WORDS

The German campaigns in Poland and the West in 1939 and 1940 ushered in a new era in warfare. The theory of the Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) developed by Hitler’s forward-thinking generals – including the foreword writer, Heinz Guderian – was put into devastating effect. Based on a German book published during World War II and never before translated, Blitzkrieg in Their Own Words is a military history of these campaigns written by those taking part.