Tanks of D-Day 1944

Name: Tanks of D-Day 1944
SKU: 33953627
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Armor on the beaches of Normandy and southern France

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Steven J. Zaloga

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Paperback / softback

Series:

New Vanguard

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Great photos and a very detailed book all up

Description

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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

June 24th, 2021

Author

Steven J. Zaloga

Series

New Vanguard

Contributor

Illustrated by Felipe Rodriguez

Pages

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrations

Dimensions

185x250x5

ISBN-13

9781472846648

Product ID

33953627

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