In September 1944 Hitler ordered an attack on Gen. George Patton's Third Army, which was deep inside France making for the Rhine and threatening the German industrial heartland beyond. The ensuing battle near Arracourt--the U.S. Army's largest tank-versus-tank clash until the Bulge--went badly for the Germans, who committed their armor piecemeal and whose offensive was shattered in a series of intense, close-range tank duels with the Americans. Armor expert Steven Zaloga deftly reconstructs the battle and shows how American Sherman tanks bested superior German Panthers.
In September 1944 Hitler ordered an attack on Gen. George Patton's Third Army, which was deep inside France making for the Rhine and threatening the German industrial heartland beyond. The ensuing battle near Arracourt--the U.S. Army's largest tank-versus-tank clash until the Bulge--went badly for the Germans, who committed their armor piecemeal and whose offensive was shattered in a series of intense, close-range tank duels with the Americans. Armor expert Steven Zaloga deftly reconstructs the battle and shows how American Sherman tanks bested superior German Panthers.
Table of Contents Introduction Technical Notes Chapter 1: Patton and the Panzers Chapter 2: Hitler's Plan Chapter 3: Patton's Plans Chapter 4: Opposing Forces Chapter 5: False Start: The Battle of Mairy Chapter 6: The Épinal Debacle Chapter 7: Breaching the Moselle Line Chapter 8: The Battle of Lunéville: Monday, 18 September Chapter 9: The Fields of Arracourt: Tuesday, 19 September Chapter 10: Arracourt Day 2: Wednesday, 20 September Chapter 11: The Battle for Juvelize: 21–23, September Chapter 12: Stalemate: 24–30, September Chapter 13: After-Action Assessment Historical Sources Appendix 1: The Commanders Appendix 2: Patton's Tanks Appendix 3: A Tanker's View of the Sherman Tank Appendix 4: The Tiger Tank Myth Endnotes Index
Table of Contents Introduction Technical Notes Chapter 1: Patton and the Panzers Chapter 2: Hitler's Plan Chapter 3: Patton's Plans Chapter 4: Opposing Forces Chapter 5: False Start: The Battle of Mairy Chapter 6: The Épinal Debacle Chapter 7: Breaching the Moselle Line Chapter 8: The Battle of Lunéville: Monday, 18 September Chapter 9: The Fields of Arracourt: Tuesday, 19 September Chapter 10: Arracourt Day 2: Wednesday, 20 September Chapter 11: The Battle for Juvelize: 21–23, September Chapter 12: Stalemate: 24–30, September Chapter 13: After-Action Assessment Historical Sources Appendix 1: The Commanders Appendix 2: Patton's Tanks Appendix 3: A Tanker's View of the Sherman Tank Appendix 4: The Tiger Tank Myth Endnotes Index
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