| Us Tank and Tank Destroyer Battalions in the Eto 1944-45 Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841767980 ISBN-13: 9781841767987 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Overshadowed by the United States Army's armored divisions, the separate tank and tank destroyer battalions had the difficult mission of providing armored support for US infantry divisions in the 1944-45 campaigns. This book details the organizational structures and deployment of these units: the standard tank battalions, tank battalions (light), tank battalions (mine exploder) and tank battalions (special), self-propelled and towed tank destroyer battalions. It also covers the tactics used by these units in their attempts to assist the infantry, as well as providing a listing of all the battalions that took part in the Northwest Europe campaign. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 358.180 |
| Series: Battle Orders |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.4" W x 9.82" (0.67 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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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. |