Armored Attack 1944: U. S. Army Tank Combat in the European Theater from D-Day to the Battle of Bulge

by Steven Zaloga author of Author of The Kremlin's Nuclear Sword: The Rise and Fall of Russia's Strateg

1,199 photos of American and German tanks with Zaloga's expert captions Covers D-Day, Normandy, southern France, the Siegfried Line, the push to the Rhine, and the Battle of the Bulge Includes all varieties of American armor, from Shermans to Hellcats Printed on high-quality glossy stock Perfect for modelers and World War II enthusiasts

Genres: Military History, World War II

512 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2011

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of wartime photographs, the vast majority of which I have never seen published before. It is essentially a photographic history of the US Army in Europe, starting with the preparations for the D-Day invasion and running through the end of 1944. A second volume, entitled Armored Victory 1945, picks up where this book leaves off and continues the history through the end of the war in Europe.

The photos and the accompanying captions, which constitute 98% of this book's content, are excellent. They show almost the full gamut of US and German equipment, and the photo captions are specific, detailed, and technical. This book is a treadhead's dream. Highly recommended.

[Mark Longstroth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of photos from US archives

Lots of pictures and captions for American and German armored vehicles in France from 1944. Intact and damaged or destroyed vehicles. I was amazed by the small hole a shaped charge makes. As a military history nerd, I found this a very interesting book

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

WWII equipment geek's wonderland

There no-one better than Steven Dakota when it comes writing about WWII equipment! And free with Amazon Unlimited subscription. His follow up books in this series are also very good.

[Michael McCue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Armored Attack 1944 has more pictures than text. I have been interested in tanks and other armored vehicles since I was a small boy because my father served in a Sherman Tank in World War II. This book had very short text chapter and a lot of photos from 1944. Most of the photos were grainy and the majority were of German and US tanks and other armored vehicles after they had been damaged in battle. The author, Steven Zalaga did not neglect to include the British, Canadian and French Armored Units that were also fighting in 1944.