US Armored Divisions : The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45 (Battle Orders 3)

Zaloga, Steven J.

ISBN 10: 1841765643 / ISBN 13: 9781841765648

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2004

About this Item

Profusely illustrated in b/w and colour with photos, ills, charts and maps 1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; . ISBN: 1841765643. ISBN/EAN: 9781841765648. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 031166.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: US Armored Divisions : The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45 (Battle Orders 3)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841765643
• ISBN 13: 9781841765648
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military & Warfare

About this title

Synopsis

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war. Of the 16 such divisions formed during the war, all but one served in the European Theater of Operations. This book examines the organizational structure, operational doctrine and combat mission of these divisions from D-Day onwards, describing how doctrines and tactics were changed as the divisions were forced to adapt to the battlefield realities of combat against an experienced foe. The lessons drawn by the armored divisions from the bitter fighting in Northwest Europe from 1944 to 1945 strongly shaped postwar US Army doctrine.

About the Author

Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.