Hans von Luck, a German professional soldier, writes his Memoirs and describes his combat experiences as a Panzer commander who fought under Rommel and in every major theater of World War II.
Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned eyewitness, his rare and moving memoir has become a classic in the literature of World War II, a first-person chronicle of the glory--and the inevitable tragedy--of a superb soldier fighting Hitler\'s war..
Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight\'s Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman.
German soldiers.
El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world.
From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel\'s 7th and then 21st Panzer Division.
A stunning look at World War II from the other side...
Hans von Luck, a German professional soldier, writes his Memoirs and describes his combat experiences as a Panzer commander who fought under Rommel and in every major theater of World War II