PANZER STRIKE--2 VOLUME--VHS(NEW) Start Price USD 31.99 Current Price USD 31.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 32.49 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location Issaquah, Washington See more about 'PANZER STRIKE--2 VOLUME--VHS(NEW)' Description In May 1940 Nazi tanks rolled across the Low countries and into France,sweeping everything before them. This was a new kind of war-'Blitzkrieg' 0r 'Lightening war'-and the Allies had no defence against it. In less than a month it was all over. if anyone had doubted the sheer power of the German panzer tank,they had received a rude awakening. The plan of operations for the campaign of 1940 was mainly the work of one man-Erich Von Manstein-a Prussian soldier of the old school who nevertheless appreciated the full potential of armour. His fascinating carrer is explored on this video in a specially made biography,which reveals precisely why he was regarded as Hitler's most capable strategist and the Allies' most dangerous opponent.using exclusive interviews,combat film and material from both public and private German archives--including rare early colour film--it recounts Von Manstein's military record from the pre-war era to his dismissal as chief commander of Army Group South in March 1944. The events of the Blitzkrieg itself are shown on detail in a never-before-seen German account of the campaign,made in 1940. combat camera men travelled into battle with the XIX Panzer corps and recorded the 'Von Kleist' Division in action. Highlights include an attack on the French Maginot Line by heavy field guns,a massed battle against French tank formations,amphibious operations and the captured channel ports at the end of the campaign. SPECIAL BONUS FILM: never before on video-a captured german infantry training film showing how to disable a Soviet T-34 tank in close combat fighting,using a variety of weapons including heavy machine guns,grenades,satchel charges and Molotov cocktails. LENGTH: TWO HOURS 4 MINUTES (two volume) Language: English Imported from the UK in NTSC (North American) format. It will play on your North American VCR. S&H $3.00 in the US--$4.50 into Canada Payment may be check,money order,PayPal or Visa/Mastercard Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!