Tanks were the main striking force of the armies of the main countries participating in the Second World War, but for the first time the importance of this type of troops, new for that time, was realized in Germany, where the most advanced doctrine of their use was developed, which made it possible to achieve amazing successes on the battlefield, even when victory leaned towards the enemy. The German army began the war with only five tank divisions, and a year and a half later their number had already exceeded a dozen.

The book by the famous British military historian Chris Bishop with illustrations by the artist Jorge Rosado is dedicated to the history of all tank divisions of the German army. It presents detailed organizational charts, identification marks of armored vehicles and samples of all combat vehicles that were in service with Wehrmacht tank formations, with brief tactical and technical characteristics. This unique reference book will be of interest to all military history buffs.