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Tanks of D-Day 1944: Armor on the beaches of Normandy and southern France: New Vanguard, cartea 296

Autor Steven J. Zaloga Ilustrat de Felipe Rodríguez
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iun 2021
Allied success in invading Fortress Europe (the area of Continental Europe occupied by Nazi Germany) depended on getting armor onto the beaches as fast as possible. This book explains how the Allies developed the specialist tanks it needed, their qualities, deployment and numbers, and how they performed on the two crucial days when France was invaded, firstly in Normandy and then in Provence. The focus of this volume will be on the specialized tanks developed for the Operation Neptune amphibious landings including the Duplex Drive amphibious Sherman tanks used on both the US and British/Canadian beaches. It also covers the specialized engineer tanks called "Armoured Funnies" of the British 79th Armoured Division and addresses the popular myth that US Army refusal to employ the Armoured Funnies was a principal cause for the high casualties at Omaha Beach. There is also coverage of Operation Overlord's "Forgotten D-Day", the amphibious landings of Operation Dragoon. This book addresses why there were so few Panzers opposing the landings from the German perspective as well as detailing the extent of German tank/assault gun activity on D-Day.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472846648
ISBN-10: 1472846648
Pagini: 48
Ilustrații: Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 184 x 248 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Seria New Vanguard

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Steven J. Zaloga is a respected authority on the subject, having written numerous books on areas of military technology and history.

Notă biografică

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 three 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. He currently lives in Maryland.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION Lessons learned?SPECIALIZED TANKS FOR OVERLORD The CDL Canal Defence Light Night-Fighting TankThe Sherman Duplex Drive Amphibious TankDeep-Wading TanksChurchill AVREAVRE Bridging DevicesAVRE Carpet LayersCrab Flail Mine-Clearing TankChurchill Crocodile Flamethrower TankT1 Armored Engineer VehicleM1 Tank-DozerUS Army acquisition of Armoured FunniesTANKS, DOCTRINE, AND ORGANIZATION 21Gunfire support groupsArmored engineer supportTHE CAMPAIGN 25Sword BeachJuno BeachGold BeachOmaha BeachUtah BeachThe other D-DayBATTLE ANALYSIS 45FURTHER READING 47INDEX 48