Tanks Of D Day 1944

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472846656
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Tanks of D-Day 1944 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284324X
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield. When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods of tank warfare in World War II. Often outgunned by the German Panzers, and fighting in the close confines of bocage country, they nevertheless managed to break out of Normandy and begin the liberation of Europe. It was a battle that was dominated by the Americans' legendary Sherman, but also saw a wide and complex range of armor committed to battle across the many armies involved, from British Churchills and special-purpose 'Funnies' to the Canadians' Ram tank. This book explains the qualities, strengths, and weakness of the major British and US tank types as well as associated Allied units in Normandy including the Canadians, Poles, and French, and how they really fought. It will discuss the organization and equipment of the units, providing thumbnail sketches of organization and doctrine as well as statistical data on the types and categories of AFVs that saw action, providing a handy and concise guide for military historians, wargamers, and military modelers.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472843207
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book German Tanks in Normandy 1944 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II – how they compared, how they were organized, and how they fought. The German tank forces in Normandy in June–August 1944 had the advantage of fighting on the defensive side, as well as comprising of some of the most powerful and advanced tanks used by any side in the war. Yet success in tank warfare depends on many things beyond technological superiority. This book describes the types of tanks, tank destroyers and assault guns used by the Panzer units in Normandy, how they fought on the Normandy battlefield, and why they were overwhelmed by the advancing Allies. It discusses the organization and equipment of the units, providing thumbnail sketches of basic organization and doctrine as well as statistical data on the types and categories of AFVs in German service.

Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879388935
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book D-Day, 1944 written by Robin Neillands and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steven Zaloga
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811744787
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Armored Attack 1944 written by Steven Zaloga and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1,199 photos of American and German tanks with Zaloga's expert captions

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782001468
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book D-Day 1944 (1) written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Omaha Beach landings. The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. The greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion force across the Channel and open the long-awaited second front against Hitler's Third Reich. Of the landings on the five assault beaches, Omaha Beach was the only one ever in doubt Within moments of the first wave landing a third of the assault troops were casualties. Yet by the end of D-Day the Atlantic Wall had been breached and the US Army's V Corps was firmly entrenched on French soil.

Author : Stuart Hills
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304366408
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book By Tank Into Normandy written by Stuart Hills and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Stuart Hills embarked his Sherman DD tank on to an LCT at 6.45 a.m., Sunday 4 June 1944. He was 20 years old, unblooded, fresh from a public-school background and Officer Cadet training. He was going to war. Two days later, his tank sunk, he and his crew landed from a rubber dinghy with just the clothes they stood in. After that, the struggles through the Normandy bocage in a replacement tank (of the non-swimming variety), engaging the enemy in a constant round of close encounters, led to a swift mastering of the art of tank warfare and remarkable survival in the midst of carnage and destruction. His story of that journey through hell to victory makes for compulsive reading.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476776717
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book D-Day Illustrated Edition written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now illustrated with an extraordinary collection of over 125 photos, Stephen E. Ambrose’s D-Day is the definitive history of World War II’s most pivotal battle, June 6, 1944, the day that changed the course of history. D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their lives, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Distinguished historian Stephen E. Ambrose portrays the faces of courage and heroism, fear and determination—what Eisenhower called “the fury of an aroused democracy”—that shaped the victory of the citizen soldiers whom Hitler had disparaged. Drawing on more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans, Ambrose reveals how the original plans for the invasion had to be abandoned, and how enlisted men and junior officers acted on their own initiative when they realized that nothing was as they were told it would be. The action begins at midnight, June 5/6, when the first British and American airborne troops jumped into France. It ends at midnight, June 6/7. Focusing on those pivotal twenty-four hours, the book moves from the level of Supreme Commander to that of a French child, from General Omar Bradley to an American paratrooper, from Field Marshal Montgomery to a German sergeant. Ambrose’s D-Day is the most honored account of one of our history’s most important days.

Author : iMinds
Publisher : iMinds Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1921746939
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book D-Day Invasion written by iMinds and published by iMinds Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind D-Day begins in 1939 when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, attacked Poland and ignited World War Two. The following year, the Germans occupied France and Western Europe and launched a vicious air war against Britain. In 1941, they invaded the Soviet Union. Seemingly unstoppable, the Nazis now held virtually all of Europe. They imposed a ruthless system of control and unleashed the horror of the Holocaust. However, by 1943, the tide had begun to turn in favor of the Allies, the forces opposed to Germany. In the east, despite huge losses, the Soviets began to force the Germans back.

Author : David Fletcher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178096742X
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Swimming Shermans written by David Fletcher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sherman DD (Duplex Drive) tank was a brilliant innovation; the design and development of a tank that could float and even 'swim' in water was controversial. Each tank was enveloped in a waterproofed canvas screen, launched at sea from landing craft and then 'swam' to shore, where the screens were deflated, allowing the tanks to operate as fighting vehicles. This book discusses the Sherman DD's many variants, including the prototype Valentine DD tank and examines the successes and tragic failures on the beaches of Normandy and further into North-West Europe, including the challenge of crossing the River Rhine.