Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

by Harry Yeide
Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

by Harry Yeide

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Overview

Harry Yeide's The Tank Killers recounts the dramatic and overlooked history of the American Tank Destroyer Force (TD) in North Africa, Italy, and the European Theater of Operations during World War II, and the men who served in those battalions. The TD was a bold response to the challenges posed by the seemingly unstoppable German blitzkrieg. Using internal records and interviews with survivors, Yeide presents the entire story of the TD, from its formation in 1941 through victory in 1945. Until now, the gritty details of the amazing TD missions have never been published in a work of popular history.

Tank Destroyers were designed to be light and fast to outmaneuver panzers, but still wield the firepower needed to kill German tanks, Yeide recounts in vivid detail how TDs fought their way to victory in North Africa, where they were recognized as an invaluable battlefield asset. TD reconnaissance teams established a record there for daring operations that would continue for the rest of the war. Once victory was secured in Africa, these battalions went on to serve in every major operation in Italy and Fortress Europe. As more dangerous panzers took the field, the TD crews discovered their guns were the only viable way to stop German armor. By VE day, the tank destroyer battalions had achieved impressive records, usually with kill/loss rates heavily in their favor. The Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force draws heavily upon official reports and documents, as well as interviews with TD veterans. It is a deeply researched and well-written history that will appeal to every student of World War II.

About the Author:
Harry Yeide is aninternational affairs analyst who writes assessments for the president of the United States and senior policymakers


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612006505
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Publication date: 08/03/2018
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 662,024
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Harry Yeide has been a national security affairs analyst for the federal government for 27 years. He received a BA in political science and German from Muhlenberg College in 1982 and an MA in international affairs from the George Washington University in 1984. In his position with the federal government he has worked as a political, terrorism, and economic analyst on the Soviet Bloc, the Balkans, the Aegean, East Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and he has served in numerous assignments overseas. He is the author of a number of works of military history, including The Longest Battle and First to the Rhine.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Seek, Strike, and Destroy
Chapter 2: North Africa: Seeing the Elephant
Chapter 3: From Gloom to Glory
Chapter 4: The Tough Underbelly
Chapter 5: Anzio and Two Roads to Rome
Chapter 6: Storming Fortress Europe
Chapter 7: Armored Thunder
Chapter 8: The Battle for the Border
Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge
Chapter 10: Sought, Struck, and Destroyed

Appendix A: Tank Destroyer Battalions by Campaign
Appendix B: Battalion Profiles

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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