| US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45 Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841765643 ISBN-13: 9781841765648 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war. Of the 16 such divisions formed during the war, all but one served in the European Theater of Operations. This book examines the organizational structure, operational doctrine and combat mission of these divisions from D-Day onwards, describing how doctrines and tactics were changed as the divisions were forced to adapt to the battlefield realities of combat against an experienced foe. The lessons drawn by the armored divisions from the bitter fighting in Northwest Europe from 1944 to 1945 strongly shaped postwar US Army doctrine. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| Series: Battle Orders |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 7.34" W x 9.8" (0.69 lbs) 91 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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Contributor Bio(s): Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. |