Armored Infantry Battalion

Armored Infantry Battalion
Title Armored Infantry Battalion PDF eBook
Author United States. War Department
Publisher
Pages 176
Release 1944
Genre Infantry
ISBN

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The Ardennes, 1944-1945

The Ardennes, 1944-1945
Title The Ardennes, 1944-1945 PDF eBook
Author Christer Bergstrom
Publisher Casemate / Vaktel Forlag
Pages 504
Release 2014-12-19
Genre History
ISBN 1612002773

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In December 1944, just as World War II appeared to be winding down, Hitler shocked the world with a powerful German counteroffensive that cracked the center of the American front. The attack came through the Ardennes, the hilly and forested area in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg that the Allies had considered a “quiet” sector. Instead, for the second time in the war, the Germans used it as a stealthy avenue of approach for their panzers. Much of U.S. First Army was overrun, and thousands of prisoners were taken as the Germans forged a 50-mile “bulge” into the Allied front. But in one small town, Bastogne, American paratroopers, together with remnants of tank units, offered dogged resistance. Meanwhile the rest of Eisenhower’s “broad front” strategy came to a halt as Patton, from the south, and Hodges, from the north, converged on the enemy incursion. Yet it would take an epic, six-week-long winter battle, the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Army, before the Germans were finally pushed back. Christer Bergström has interviewed veterans, gone through huge amounts of archive material, and performed on-the-spot research in the area. The result is a large amount of previously unpublished material and new findings, including reevaluations of tank and personnel casualties and the most accurate picture yet of what really transpired. The Ardennes Offensive has often been described from the American point of view; however, this balanced book devotes equal attention to the perspectives of both sides. With nearly 400 photos, numerous maps, and 32 superb color profiles of combat vehicles and aircraft, it provides perhaps the most comprehensive look at the battle yet published.

Rangers

Rangers
Title Rangers PDF eBook
Author Michael Julius King
Publisher
Pages 102
Release 1985
Genre Government publications
ISBN

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This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.

Toward Combined Arms Warfare

Toward Combined Arms Warfare
Title Toward Combined Arms Warfare PDF eBook
Author Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher DIANE Publishing
Pages 235
Release 1985
Genre Armies
ISBN 1428915834

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Seek, Strike, and Destroy

Seek, Strike, and Destroy
Title Seek, Strike, and Destroy PDF eBook
Author Christopher Richard Gabel
Publisher
Pages 100
Release 1986
Genre History
ISBN

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In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented one of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology and doctrine over the years have precipitated equally innovative developments in the antitank field. One cycle in this ongoing arms race occurred during the early years of World War II when the U.S. Army sought desperately to find an antidote to the vaunted German blitzkrieg. This Leavenworth Paper analyzes the origins of the tank destroyer concept, evaluates the doctrine and equipment with which tank destroyer units fought, and assesses the effectiveness of the tank destroyer in battle.

Report, 1947

Report, 1947
Title Report, 1947 PDF eBook
Author United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India). Criminal Tribes Enquiry Committee
Publisher
Pages 138
Release 1948
Genre Crime
ISBN

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Busting the Bocage

Busting the Bocage
Title Busting the Bocage PDF eBook
Author Michael Dale Doubler
Publisher Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Pages 92
Release 1988
Genre Bocage normand (France)
ISBN

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