Originally published: New York : [Dutton], 1952.

Includes index.

Background and Youth -- The Creation of the German Armoured Force -- Hitler at the Peak of his Power -- 1938. The Blomberg-Fritsch crisis -- The Incorporation of Austria into the Reich -- The Incorporation of the Sudetenland into the Reich -- The Situation Deteriorates Once Again -- The Beginning of the Disaster -- The Drift to War -- The Polish Campaign -- Between the Campaigns -- The Campaign in the West -- Preparations for the Campaign -- The Break-through to the Channel -- The Capture of the Channel Ports -- Hitler's Momentous Order to Stop -- The Break-through to the Swiss Border -- The Armistice -- The Campaign in Russia, 1941 -- The Background -- Preparations -- Opening Operations -- Crossing the Dnieper -- Smolensk--Elnya--Roslavl -- Moscow or Kiev? -- The Battle of Kiev -- The Battles of Orel and Bryansk -- The Advance to Tula and Moscow -- My First Dismissal -- On Inactive Service -- The Development of the Armoured Force, January 1942 to February 1943 -- Inspector-General of Armoured Troops -- Appointment and First Actions -- Dr. Goerdeler's Visits -- 'Operation Citadel' -- Disagreements during the Second Half of 1943 -- The Year of Decision -- July 20th and its Sequel -- Chief of the General Staff -- Operations on the Eastern Front -- The Ardennes Offensive -- Defensive Preparations in the East -- The Russian Offensive -- The Final Collapse -- Leading Personalities of the Third Reich -- Hitler -- The Party -- The National and District Controllers -- Hitler's Intimate Circle -- The Government.

The German General Staff -- 'To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question!'.