Panther vs Sherman: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Panther vs Sherman: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

In this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison of the combat performance of the two most important tanks involved in the crucial fighting of 1944, the Sherman and the Panther. Examining the design and development of both tanks, Zaloga notes the obvious superiority that the Panther had

Panzerfaust Vs Sherman: European Theater 1944-45 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

This illustrated title explores the deadly battle between the innovative Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons employed by the forces of Nazi Germany and the US tanks striving to defend against them. In the summer of 1944, across the battlefields of Normandy, US tanks were confronted with

Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A new analysis of exactly how Allied and German tanks fought the Battle of the Bulge, one of the great tank battles of World War II. The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were

Panzer IV Vs Sherman: France 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

As the Allies attempted to break out of Normandy, it quickly became apparent that there would be no easy victory over the Germans, and that every scrap of territory on the way to Berlin would have to be earned through hard fighting. This study concentrates on the ferocious battles between the

St L 1944: The Battle of the Hedgerows (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Following the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, the First US Army engaged in a six-week struggle to break out of the Normandy beach-head. The hedgerow country of lower Normandy, called the Bocage, presented unanticipated tactical problems since it proved to be ideal for German infantry defense. This

Panzergrenadier Vs US Armored Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

During World War II, the two preeminent mechanized infantry forces of the conflict, the German Panzergrenadier arm and the U.S. Army's armored infantrymen clashed in France and Belgium after the Normandy landings. These engagements went on to profoundly influence the use of mechanized infantry in

PzKpfw IV vs Sherman - Steven J. Zaloga

Spojenci se vyloďují v Normandii a na scéně se objevují ve velkých počtech skvělé americké tanky M4 Sherman. Proti nim Němci staví rovněž v mohutných počtech osvědčeného obrněnce PzKpfw IV. Jak dopadne jejich souboj v první rozsáhlé bitvě 'tank proti tanku' v průběhu

Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in 1944. It was a result of the extraordinary recovery of Hitler's panzer divisions following crushing defeats on the Eastern and Western fronts. In a daring offensive he hoped his panzers would unhinge the American and British push on the

Panzer 38(t) Vs Bt-7: Barbarossa 1941 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought. This book examines two evenly matched competitors in this

T-34 Vs StuG III: Finland 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated book pits the StuG III assault gun in Finnish hands against the Soviet T-34-85 tank in the bitter armored clashes in Finland at the height of World War II. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and an array of archive photographs, T-34 vs StuG

The Battle of the Bulge: A Graphic History of Allied Victory in the Ardennes, 1944-1945 (Vansant Wayne)(Paperback)

Fought in the winter of 1944-1945, the coldest season in over 100 years, the Battle of the Bulge still ranks as the single largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. Thirty-one American divisions - fully one-third of the U.S. Army raised during World War II - saw action in this battle

Mortain 1944: Hitler's Normandy Panzer Offensive (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A highly illustrated study of Operation L ttich, the German Panzer counteroffensive against the Normandy bridgehead in August 1944 that backfired, leading to a collapse of the German position in northern France. Fully illustrated with stunning full-color artwork, this book tells the story of

Operation Market-Garden 1944 (1): The American Airborne Missions (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Immortalized by the movie A Bridge Too Far, the parachute landings of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were the first part of an Allied breakthrough attempt. In the late summer of 1944, the First Allied Airborne Army began to plan a complex operation to seize a Rhine River Bridge at Arnhem in

German Tanks in Normandy 1944: The Panzer, Sturmgeschtz and Panzerjger Forces That Faced the D-Day Invasion (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Beevor Antony)(Paperback)

The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day and Stalingrad reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies

Operation Crossbow 1944: Hunting Hitler's V-Weapons (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

In mid-1943, Allied intelligence began to pick up the signs of unusual German construction in remote locations near the Channel Coast. Several massive fortifications were beginning to take shape, and they appeared to be oriented towards London. Allied intelligence codenamed these sites as

Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield. When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods

Bastogne: Battle of the Bulge (Tolhurst Mike)(Paperback / softback)

By Christmas 1944, the Allies were on the threshold of victory, having remorselessly rolled the Germans back to the very borders of The Fatherland'

Snow and Steel - Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 (Caddick-Adams Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Snow and Steel will be a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: 'The Battle of the Bulge', the battle for the Ardennes 16 December 1944 to 25 January

Sherman Firefly vs. Tiger: Normandy 1944 (Hart Stephen)(Paperback)

The German Tiger heavy tank was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe. One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was only shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly during the summer of 1944. Specifically

M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1993-2018 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

The long-awaited follow-up to NVG 2 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1982-92 (1993), this fully illustrated study examines the Abrams tanks' last quarter-century of service with both the United States and its various foreign operators with a focus on its combat history.Since the Gulf War, the Abrams tank

Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein, the Allies named the Ardennes Counteroffensive, and

Warsaw 1920: The War for the Eastern Borderlands (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Published to coincide with the centenary of the campaign, this highly illustrated title from Steven Zaloga explores the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, a David and Goliath conflict which saw the survival of the newly independent Poland in the face of the Soviet Red Army. The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920

Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank - Dec. 1944 - Jan. 1945 Vol I The Germans (Gaul Roland)(Pevná vazba)