Armoured Warfare in Northwest Europe 1944-45 (Images of War)

Armoured Warfare in Northwest Europe 1944-45 (Images of War)

This latest volume in Anthony Tucker-Jonesâ€™s series of photographic histories of armored warfare records in graphic detail the role played by tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery during the decisive campaign in northwest Europe in 1944-5. In a sequence of over 200 archive photographs he shows how American, British, Canadian, and Polish armored divisions spearheaded the assault on the Third Reich, and how the Wehrmacht mounted a desperate armored defense.

Tanks were required to operate in the dust of Normandy, the mud and waters of the Scheldt and Rhine rivers and the snows of the Ardennes and the forests of Germany. A succession of crucial armored engagements was fought â€“ during the D-Day landings, Operation Goodwood and the struggle for the BourguÃ©bus ridge, the Falaise pocket, the Seine crossing, Arnhem, the German attack in the Ardennes, the Rhine crossing, in the Reichswald and during the rearguard actions and the last-ditch tank battles fought by the panzers in the Ruhr before the German surrender.

Anthony Tucker-Jonesâ€™s photographic survey of the ultimate tank battles of the Second World War illustrates the range of armored fighting vehicles that were developed during the conflict, and it features the specialized vehicles deployed in Europe for the first time such as the Buffalo, DUKW, Weasel and Terrapin.
Country USA
Brand PEN AND SWORD MILITARY
Manufacturer Pen and Sword Military
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 180 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-07-19
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781781591758

Country	USA
Brand	PEN AND SWORD MILITARY
Manufacturer	Pen and Sword Military
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	180 illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-07-19
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781781591758

Armoured Warfare in Northwest Europe 1944-45 (Images of War)

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