Hitler's Panzer Generals

This biographical study by David Stahel delves into the lives of four German panzer army commanders on the Eastern Front, highlighting their unpublished wartime letters to their wives. It explores their personal fears, public pressures, and reactions to the war's criminal aspects, offering a comprehensive view of their roles in large-scale military operations. Focusing on key figures like Heinz Guderian, Ernst Hoepner, Reinhardt, and Schmidt, the work sheds new light on the cultural ethos of the Wehrmacht's Panzertruppe.