I don't trust Liddel-Hart. In the process of doing an English-language translation of Heinz Guderian's "Panzer Leader", he inserted a paragraph giving himself credit for partially inspiring the ideas expressed in the book. The original author was not amused, and the paragraph was removed from susequent editions of the book. For a good look at early armored-warfare theory, try Guderian's "Achtung-Panzer!" (which was finally translated into English in 1992), keeping in mind that the theories put forward there are based solely on the limited use of tanks in WW I. (Sorry, should have put this on page one)
[ July 09, 2002, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Randell Daigre ]