Concord Armor At War Series 7002 D-Day Tank Warfare Armored Combat In The Normandy Campaign June-August 1944 download book

Book: Concord Armor At War Series 7002 D-Day Tank Warfare Armored Combat In The Normandy Campaign June-August 1944

Author: Steven J.; Balin, George Zaloga

Pages: 74

Format: ЗВА

Language: English

ISBN10: 962361604X

Although the battles in Normandy in the summer of 1944 are most famous for the amphibious assault that initiated the campaign, subsequent campaign hinged around armored warfare. This book takes a look at the campaign from the initial 6 June 1944 landings through to the two key events which concluded the campaign: the destruction of most of the German armored forces in Normandy at the Falaise Gap, and the liberation of Paris. The coverage in this book is slanted towards the Allied side since the German tank forces in the Normandy battles have been so well documented in such books as Panzers in Normandy (After the Battle, 1983) and the many Editions Heimdal books from France. The authors would especially like to thank David Fletcher, the librarian at the RAC Tank Museum at Bovington Camp, for his generous help in selecting and obtaining the photos of the British armor which appear here. Thanks also go to Frank DeSisto at the USS Intrepid Museum in New York City for other help in finding photos, and to Russ Vaughan for help with reference material.