Surviving World War Two Tanks In The Ardennes

Author : Craig Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781802821338
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes written by Craig Moore and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-propelled guns, tank destroyers, tank hunters and tank turrets in the Belgium and Luxembourg Ardennes. With over 150 images and containing detailed descriptions of the tanks and where to find them, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone visiting the Ardennes.

Author : Craig Moore
Publisher : Key Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802820663
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Tanks of World War Two written by Craig Moore and published by Key Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In World War Two, allied armies were issued with identification guides to the enemy armor they might encounter on the battlefield. These black and white printed books were a vital aide for soldiers dealing with the confusion of fighting and the difficulty of identification at distance or in all weathers. The German tanks were often lethal to become entangled with and known to be formidable pieces of military engineering. The German army deployed a wide variety of tanks in many different variants and forms of camouflage. The likes of the Tiger have become famous and continue to be fascinating examples of World War Two firepower. This book features a unique collection of color illustrations, showing in detail the vehicles’ development and differences in design. The artwork is accompanied by descriptions and technical information about each tank, written by respected expect Craig Moore, making this an essential handbook for anyone interested in the German armed forces and World War Two armor.

Author : Craig Moore
Publisher : Key Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802820922
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy written by Craig Moore and published by Key Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France began. Thousands of Allied soldiers, along with their equipment and vehicles, landed in Normandy on five main beaches. Most tanks arrived on the beaches by landing craft, and a few days later, after the construction of the temporary Mulberry harbor at Arromanches-les-Bains, tanks, along with supply trucks and more troops, started pouring from the ships into the ever-expanding beachhead. This guide book examines the surviving World War Two tanks, tank turrets and other armored fighting vehicles currently on display in Normandy, France, most of which took part in the fighting following the D-Day landings. The background history of each vehicle is explored, and location details are given. Many of the tanks are exhibited in museums, but a number are on display as war memorials, with some being in difficult-to-find places. Also included are the fascinating, little-known stories of the Allied tank attacks on two separate German beach defense fortifications at Gold Beach, both of which survived the initial Air Force bombing and Navy bombardment. They have been preserved and can be visited.

Author : Hugh Marshall Cole
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.7C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ardennes written by Hugh Marshall Cole and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1965 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roger Cirillo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ardennes-Alsace written by Roger Cirillo and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Moore
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War written by Craig Moore and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • One of the few books that explores the design and deployment of German artillery self-propelled guns (SPGs) to support tanks and infantry during the Second World War • A great reference book for military modellers, historians and tank wargamers interested in German SPGs • A comprehensive guide to German SPGs between 1939 and 1945 in one volume for the very first time, including previously unpublished information on the little-known Hummel-Wespe proving that at least twelve units were built • Authentic camouflage suggestions for military modellers A single towed artillery gun required a team of six horses and nine men. During the Second World War, German engineers mounted an artillery gun on top of a tank chassis; this new technology reduced the amount of valuable war resources as self-propelled guns only required a four- or five-man crew. They could also be made ready to fire more rapidly. German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War covers the development and use of this new weapon between 1939 and 1945. One type was successfully deployed in the invasion of France in 1940 and more were used on the Eastern Front against Soviet forces from 1941 until the end of the war. The ‘Desert Fox’ (Ewin Rommel) demanded artillery guns that could keep up with his panzers in North Africa. He was sent 15-cm howitzers mounted on top of Panzer II tank chassis’ and captured French Army Lorraine 37L-tracked armoured supply vehicles. Rommel’s forces in northern France were equipped with a variety of new self-propelled guns, which were used against the Allies on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day in 1944. • Includes 81 colour photographs

Author : David C. Hardison
Publisher : Merriam Press
ISBN 13 : 1576380122
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data on World War II Tank Engagements Involving the U.S. Third and Fourth Armored Divisions written by David C. Hardison and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alex Kershaw
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306815966
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Longest Winter written by Alex Kershaw and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic story of the vastly outnumbered platoon that stopped Germany's leading assault in the Ardennes forest and prevented Hitler's most fearsome tanks from overtaking American positions On a cold morning in December, 1944, deep in the Ardennes forest, a platoon of eighteen men under the command of twenty-year-old lieutenant Lyle Bouck were huddled in their foxholes trying desperately to keep warm. Suddenly, the early morning silence was broken by the roar of a huge artillery bombardment and the dreadful sound of approaching tanks. Hitler had launched his bold and risky offensive against the Allies-his "last gamble"-and the small American platoon was facing the main thrust of the entire German assault. Vastly outnumbered, they repulsed three German assaults in a fierce day-long battle, killing over five hundred German soldiers and defending a strategically vital hill. Only when Bouck's men had run out of ammunition did they surrender to the enemy. As POWs, Bouck's platoon began an ordeal far worse than combat-survive in captivity under trigger-happy German guards, Allied bombing raids, and a daily ration of only thin soup. In German POW camps, hundreds of captured Americans were either killed or died of disease, and most lost all hope. But the men of Bouck's platoon survived-miraculously, all of them. Once again in vivid, dramatic prose, Alex Kershaw brings to life the story of some of America's little-known heroes-the story of America's most decorated small unit, an epic story of courage and survival in World War II, and one of the most inspiring stories in American history.

Author : Gregory A. Walden
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764347900
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers in the Ardennes written by Gregory A. Walden and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, ... Walden provides the most detailed look at the actions of a single German battalion in the Battle of the Bulge.

Author : Keith C Chase
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781095522264
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape From The Ardennes written by Keith C Chase and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A US tank commander is destined to arrive in the wrong place on the wrong day. Hopelessly outgunned, and one crewman short, the seasoned commander of an aging M4 Sherman tank, and his crew, push their equipment, and themselves, to make a difference against the onslaught of larger, heavier German Tanks; the bitter cold winter, and the effects of these on the men's survival. Set outside Losheim on the German - Belgian border in December of 1944, on the day of, and the days following Hitler's last advance West, Chase's meticulous research and perfect characterizations place you squarely inside the tank, the action, and the heads of these men. A must read for anyone with even the most passing interest in WWII, Escape From The Ardennes is more than the story title, it is an expression of the reader's deepest desire for Chase's characters to survive. As in his first released standalone WWII historical fiction novel: SOUVENIRS, Chase holds readers to the book as firmly as he holds his characters to the cold, mysteriously inviting protection of the vast, hilly Ardennes Forest. Beware: Ardennes, once entered, does not willingly release you.