Tank Tactics - From Normandy to Lorraine

Informationen zum Autor Roman Jarymowycz, a retired Canadian Army officer, holds a PhD in military history and has taught at the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College and the Royal Military College of Canada. He lives in Canada. Klappentext *Explores the doctrinal! strategic! and tactical ideas behind World War II tanks*Contains detailed maps and diagrams*Critiques the performances of commanders like George Patton! Bernard Montgomery! and others: Focusing on five Allied tank operations from July to September 1944--Operations Goodwood! Cobra! Totalize! and Tractable and Patton's tank battles around Arracourt--armor expert Roman Jarymowycz draws on after-action reports! extensive battlefield reconnaissance! recently discovered battle performance reviews! and war diaries to evaluate the successes and failures of the art of armored warfare as practiced by Allied tank commanders in France in 1944. Zusammenfassung This work is an operational critique of the art of war as practiced by U.S. and Canadian tank commanders in France in 1944! it also traces the evolution of North American armoured doctrine. Battle performance reviews! interrogation reports! diaries and technical evaluations are all drawn upon.

Product details

• Authors: Roman Jarymowycz
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2009
• EAN: 9780811735599
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3559-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous