The infantry's armor : the U.S. Army's separate tank battalions in World War II / Harry Yeide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yeide, Harry
Language:English
Published: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Armored troops > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Army. > Infantry > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Armored vehicles, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
Tanks (Military science) > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
Physical Description:vii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • General McNair's offspring
  • First blood
  • Beachheads and mountains
  • The battle for Rome
  • Lethal sea turtles
  • Saipan : bookend to Normandy
  • DDs at D-Day
  • The Bocage : a school of very hard knocks
  • Open-field running
  • Hitting the West Wall
  • Hitler's last gamble
  • The Reich overrun
  • Jungle heat
  • The Philippines : back to where it began
  • Okinawa : the last battlefield
  • A mission accomplished and legacy secured.