Panzer Battles (book)
''Panzer Battles'' (german: Panzerschlachten) is the English language title of Friedrich von Mellenthin's memoirs of his service as a staff officer in the Panzerwaffe of the German Army during World War II. The first English edition, as ''Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in the Second World War'', was published in 1956 by the University of Oklahoma Press. Panzer Battles was reprinted six times in the U.S. between 1956 and 1976. Panzer Battles'' was one of several books by Wehrmacht generals that influence post-war thinking in the West about Russian capabilities. Content The book covers Mellenthin's personal recollections and operational information on the major operations in which he participated, across major theaters of the war, with substantial coverage of his time as Erwin Rommel's intelligence officer in the Afrika Corps and his time as the Chief of Staff for XXXXVIII Panzer Corps in Russia. Reception Since its release in English in 1956 ''Panzer Battles ...
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