Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944

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 armour 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.>

Product details

• Authors: Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Assisted by: Felipe Rodríguez (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781472843241
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-4324-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: New Vanguard
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, Second World War, Normandy, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare