By Tank Into Normandy
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Author | : Stuart Hills |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780304366408 |
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'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Stuart Hills embarked his Sherman DD tank on to an LCT at 6.45 a.m., Sunday 4 June 1944. He was 20 years old, unblooded, fresh from a public-school background and Officer Cadet training. He was going to war. Two days later, his tank sunk, he and his crew landed from a rubber dinghy with just the clothes they stood in. After that, the struggles through the Normandy bocage in a replacement tank (of the non-swimming variety), engaging the enemy in a constant round of close encounters, led to a swift mastering of the art of tank warfare and remarkable survival in the midst of carnage and destruction. His story of that journey through hell to victory makes for compulsive reading.
Author | : Stuart Hills |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780227604 |
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'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Stuart Hills embarked his Sherman DD tank on to an LCT at 6.45 a.m., Sunday 4 June 1944. He was 20 years old, unblooded, fresh from a public-school background and Officer Cadet training. He was going to war. Two days later, his tank sunk, he and his crew landed from a rubber dinghy with just the clothes they stood in. After that, the struggles through the Normandy bocage in a replacement tank (of the non-swimming variety), engaging the enemy in a constant round of close encounters, led to a swift mastering of the art of tank warfare and remarkable survival in the midst of carnage and destruction. His story of that journey through hell to victory makes for compulsive reading.
Author | : Stuart Hills |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9781407231211 |
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"Stuart Hills embarked his Sherman DD tank on to an LCT at 6.45 a.m., Sunday 4 June 1944. He was 20 years old, unblooded, fresh from a public-school background and Officer Cadet training. He was going to war. Two days later, his tank sunk, he and his crew landed from a rubber dinghy with just the clothes they stood in. After that, the struggles through the Normandy bocage in a replacement tank (of the non-swimming variety), engaging the enemy in a constant round of close encounters, led to a swift mastering of the art of tank warfare and remarkable survival in the midst of carnage and destruction."--Publisher description.
Author | : Roman Jarymowycz |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2008-12-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461751780 |
Download Tank Tactics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Explores the doctrinal, strategic, and tactical ideas behind World War II tank combat Contains detailed maps and diagrams Critiques the performances of commanders like George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and others Focusing on five Allied tank operations from July to September 1944--Operations Goodwood, Cobra, Totalize, and Tractable and Patton's tank battles around Arracourt--armor expert Roman Jarymowycz draws on after-action reports, extensive battlefield reconnaissance, recently discovered battle performance reviews, and war diaries to evaluate the successes and failures of the art of armored warfare as practiced by Allied tank commanders in France in 1944.
Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2021-08-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472843207 |
Download German Tanks in Normandy 1944 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II – how they compared, how they were organized, and how they fought. The German tank forces in Normandy in June–August 1944 had the advantage of fighting on the defensive side, as well as comprising of some of the most powerful and advanced tanks used by any side in the war. Yet success in tank warfare depends on many things beyond technological superiority. This book describes the types of tanks, tank destroyers and assault guns used by the Panzer units in Normandy, how they fought on the Normandy battlefield, and why they were overwhelmed by the advancing Allies. It discusses the organization and equipment of the units, providing thumbnail sketches of basic organization and doctrine as well as statistical data on the types and categories of AFVs in German service.
Author | : John Buckley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 613 |
Release | : 2004-07-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135774005 |
Download British Armour in the Normandy Campaign Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate.
Author | : Marvin G. Jensen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download Strike Swiftly! Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The 70th Tank Battalion engaged in some of the bloodiest and most grueling battles of World War II.
Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2021-04-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 147284324X |
Download Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield. When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods of tank warfare in World War II. Often outgunned by the German Panzers, and fighting in the close confines of bocage country, they nevertheless managed to break out of Normandy and begin the liberation of Europe. It was a battle that was dominated by the Americans' legendary Sherman, but also saw a wide and complex range of armor committed to battle across the many armies involved, from British Churchills and special-purpose 'Funnies' to the Canadians' Ram tank. This book explains the qualities, strengths, and weakness of the major British and US tank types as well as associated Allied units in Normandy including the Canadians, Poles, and French, and how they really fought. It will discuss the organization and equipment of the units, providing thumbnail sketches of organization and doctrine as well as statistical data on the types and categories of AFVs that saw action, providing a handy and concise guide for military historians, wargamers, and military modelers.
Author | : Steve Zaloga |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Tank warfare |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2013-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849080364 |
Download D-Day Fortifications in Normandy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed that any Allied assault had to be stopped on the invasion beaches themselves. His most important contribution to the defenses was an extensive program of improvised beach obstructions to complicate any landing attempt. This book analyses these fortifications and describes how the Allied forces overcame them on the morning of June 6, 1944.