Forging the Thunderbolt: History of the U.s. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45 - Brossura

Gillie, Mildred Hanson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0811733432 ISBN 13: 9780811733434

Casa editrice: Stackpole Books, 2006

Riassunto

Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the "Father of the Armored Force." Careful study of the battles fought during and between the wars for the armored forces' very survival. Photos of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend.

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L'autore:

M. H. Gillie was born in Wisconsin and later studied at Cornell. Before settling in Tacoma, Washington, she worked as a teacher and copywriter in New York City. She is deceased.

Product Description:

This is a military history classic of the rise of America's armoured forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. It is a brilliant, straightforward study of the men and machines that brought fame to the likes of Generals Patton, Pershing, and Chaffee and the Sherman, Grant and Lee tank. It features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the 'Father of the Armoured Force' and a photo insert of the men and machines that made the American Armoured Corps a legend.

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• Editore: Stackpole Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0811733432
• ISBN 13: 9780811733434
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 299