Cromwell vs Jagdpanzer IV - Normandy 1944

By 1944, the evolution of armoured doctrine had produced very different outcomes in Britain and Germany. Offering a good balance of speed, protection and firepower, the British Cromwell tank was much faster than its German opponent, but the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer had a high-velocity main gun and a lower profile that made it formidable on the defensive, especially in ambush situations. The two types would fight in a series of bloody encounters, from the initial days of the struggle for Normandy through to its climax as the Allies sought to trap their opponents in the Falaise Pocket. Using archive photographs, specially commissioned artwork and battle reports, this fascinating study expertly assesses the realities of tactical armoured combat during the desperate battles after D-Day.>

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• Authors: David R Higgins, David R. Higgins, Higgins David R.
• Assisted by: Alan Gilliland (Illustration), Alan (B.E.V. illustrator) Gilliland (Illustration), Gilliland Alan (Illustration), Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Johnny (Illustrator) Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781472825865
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2586-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 246 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Duel; Duel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / Pictorial, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare, perch; lehr; erskine; totalize; falaise, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General