Panzers and artillery in World War II

This reference work details the exact composition of German panzer and artillery forces in World War II and charts the formation and organization of those units throughout that conflict. Based on German military documents and exhaustively researched by a leading expert on military organization, this is a comprehensive directory to a key element of the Wehrmacht and of German military forces.With an analysis of the evolution of the panzer arm in the 1920s and 1930s, and the conflicting pressures and policies directing that process, this book is an authoritative contribution to our understanding of the forces that played a key role in the Third Reich's drive to conquer Europe.