Forging the Thunderbolt
Author | : Mildred Hanson Gillie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Tanks (Military science) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mildred Hanson Gillie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Tanks (Military science) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mildred Hanson Gillie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mildred Hanson Gillie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Tanks (Military science) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : M. H. Gillie |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2006-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081174843X |
Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the "Father of the Armored Force." Careful study of the battles fought during and between the wars for the armored forces' very survival. Photos of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend.
Author | : LTC Edward J. O’Shaughnessy Jr. |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782898115 |
In armored force circles the inter-war years are sometimes referred to as the “lean years.” The abolishment of the separate Tank Corps in 1920, the Depression Era budget constraints and a lack of national strategic vision have caused a mistaken belief that little attention was paid to the development of armored force structure and doctrine in this critical time period. In fact the evidence points to the contrary. Rather than development by a kick start in 1940, the evidence illustrates an evolution of armored doctrine and force structure. The process started immediately upon return from World War I by a core of tank visionaries and advocates. The fruits of their labors were realized in 1940 when war demanded the rapid fielding of armored divisions. The fact that fourteen divisions were fielded in four years, when none had existed previously, is testimony to their efforts. This paper is told from their perspective. In the face of significant institutional obstacles these tank advocates responded to a higher calling. The inter-war period has parallels for us today. Once again we have declared victory, are downsizing our force structure and slashing our defense budget. Will we retain and encourage within our ranks visionaries and advocates to prepare our military for future conflict as we enter a new “lean years” era?
Author | : Steve Zaloga |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811704246 |
• Hundreds of photos, including many never published before with riveting accounts of armored warfare in World War II • Compares the Sherman to other tanks, including the Panther and Tiger • Author is a world-renowned expert on the Sherman tank and American armor Some tank crews referred to the American M4 Sherman tank as a "death trap." Others, like Gen. George Patton, believed that the Sherman helped win World War II. So which was it: death trap or war winner? Armor expert Steven Zaloga answers that question by recounting the Sherman's combat history. Focusing on Northwest Europe (but also including a chapter on the Pacific), Zaloga follows the Sherman into action on D-Day, among the Normandy hedgerows, during Patton's race across France, in the great tank battle at Arracourt in September 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, across the Rhine, and in the Ruhr pocket in 1945.
Author | : John J. Mearsheimer |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2010-03 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
ISBN | : 9780801476310 |
This troubling book offers a striking illustration of how history can be used and abused--how a gifted individual can create their own self-serving version of the past.
Author | : Alexander M. Bielakowski |
Publisher | : University of North Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2021-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1574418491 |
During World War II, tens of thousands of African Americans served in segregated combat units in U.S. armed forces. The majority of these units were found in the U.S. Army, and African Americans served in every one of the combat arms. They found opportunities for leadership unparalleled in the rest of American society at the time. Several reached the field grade officer ranks, and one officer reached the rank of brigadier general. Beyond the Army, the Marine Corps refused to enlist African Americans until ordered to do so by the president in June 1942, and two African American combat units were formed and did see service during the war. While the U.S. Navy initially resisted extending the role of African American sailors beyond kitchens, eventually the crew of two ships was composed exclusively of African Americans. The Coast Guard became the first service to integrate—initially with two shipboard experiments and then with the integration of most of their fleet. Finally, the famous Tuskegee airmen are covered in the chapter on air warfare. Proud Warriors makes the case that the wartime experiences of combat units such as the Tank Battalions and the Tuskegee Airmen ultimately convinced President Truman to desegregate the military, without which the progress of the Civil Rights Movement might also have been delayed.
Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2017-04-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472818091 |
Between the two World Wars, the US contributed significantly to the development of the tank, a weapon invented by the British and the French seeking a way to break through the lines of German trenches. From the employment of the French Renault FT and British Mark V during their involvement in World War I, the US branched out with their own indigenous designs including the M1 Cavalry Car and the M2 Light and Medium tanks, the precursors to the Stuart and Grant tanks of World War II. Tank designers in this period faced unique challenges and so the story of early American armour is littered with failures amongst the successes. Featuring previously unpublished photos and fully illustrated throughout, Early American Armor (1): Tanks 1916–40 is essential reading for anyone interested in American armour, or in the development of tank design.
Author | : John J. Mearsheimer |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1985-08-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1501713256 |
Conventional Deterrence is a book about the origins of war. Why do nations faced with the prospect of large-scale conventional war opt for or against an offensive strategy? John J. Mearsheimer examines a number of crises that led to major conventional wars to explain why deterrence failed. He focuses first on Allied and German decision making in the years 1939–1940, analyzing why the Allies did not strike first against Germany after declaring war and, conversely, why the Germans did attack the West. Turning to the Middle East, he examines the differences in Israeli and Egyptian strategic doctrines prior to the start of the major conventional conflicts in that region. Mearsheimer then critically assays the relative strengths and weaknesses of NATO and the Warsaw Pact to determine the prospects for conventional deterrence in any future crisis. He is also concerned with examining such relatively technical issues as the impact of precision-guided munitions (PGM) on conventional deterrence and the debate over maneuver versus attrition warfare.Mearsheimer pays considerable attention to questions of military strategy and tactics. Challenging the claim that conventional detrrence is largely a function of the numerical balance of forces, he also takes issue with the school of thought that ascribes deterrence failures to the dominance of "offensive" weaponry. In addition to examining the military consideration underlying deterrence, he also analyzes the interaction between those military factors and the broader political considerations that move a nation to war.