During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Hermann Hoth led Germany's 3rd Panzer Group in Army Group Center—in tandem with Guderian's 2nd Group—and together those two daring panzer commanders achieved a series of astounding victories, pushing all the way up to the very gates of Moscow. In this 1956 memoir, Hoth speculates on how Operation Barbarossa could have succeeded, and he sheds light on Hitler's tense planning of this ever-changing campaign. Hoth commanded at some of the wars most significant battles, and here he offers insight on the struggles at Minsk, Smolensk, and Vyazma, while speculating on the future of tank warfare.