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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Foreword IX
- Acknowledgments XIII
- Introduction 1
- 1 Cavalry and Mechanization, 1918-1930 5
- 2 North American Tank Forces 23
- 3 Creating a North American Armored Force: The European Influence 41
- 4 Armor's Genesis in North America: The United States and Canada Create Armored Forces 67
- 5 Creating North American Panzer Armies: Lessons from Europe and Africa 83
- 6 Allied Strategic Offensives in Normandy: Operation Goodwood 107
- 7 Operation Spring, 25 July 1944: The Other Cobra 125
- 8 Operation Cobra: Bradley Acquires Operational Maneuver 147
- 9 Breaking Out: Operation Totalize, 8 August 1944 163
- 10 Strategic Breakout: Operation Tractable 185
- 11 Armor in Its "Proper Role": The Pursuit Doctrine 203
- 12 Patton's Lieutenants in Lorraine: A Maturation of Maneuver Warfare 221
- 13 "Who Killed Tiger?": The Great Tank Scandal 255
- 14 Stavka in Normandy 285
- 15 Conclusion: The Allied Operational Art 313
- Appendix A: Allied Tanks of World War I 331
- Appendix B: Allied Armored Formations, ETO 333
- Appendix C: The M4 Sherman Tank 335
- Appendix D: Armored Corps Casualties 337
- Appendix E: Sample of Allied Tank Casualties by Theater 339
- Appendix F: Tiger Versus Allied Armor: Penetration Tables 341
- Appendix G: Analysis of Allied Tank Casualties in Normandy, 6 June—10 July 343
- Selected Bibliography 345
- Index 350
- About the Book 362
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Foreword IX
- Acknowledgments XIII
- Introduction 1
- 1 Cavalry and Mechanization, 1918-1930 5
- 2 North American Tank Forces 23
- 3 Creating a North American Armored Force: The European Influence 41
- 4 Armor's Genesis in North America: The United States and Canada Create Armored Forces 67
- 5 Creating North American Panzer Armies: Lessons from Europe and Africa 83
- 6 Allied Strategic Offensives in Normandy: Operation Goodwood 107
- 7 Operation Spring, 25 July 1944: The Other Cobra 125
- 8 Operation Cobra: Bradley Acquires Operational Maneuver 147
- 9 Breaking Out: Operation Totalize, 8 August 1944 163
- 10 Strategic Breakout: Operation Tractable 185
- 11 Armor in Its "Proper Role": The Pursuit Doctrine 203
- 12 Patton's Lieutenants in Lorraine: A Maturation of Maneuver Warfare 221
- 13 "Who Killed Tiger?": The Great Tank Scandal 255
- 14 Stavka in Normandy 285
- 15 Conclusion: The Allied Operational Art 313
- Appendix A: Allied Tanks of World War I 331
- Appendix B: Allied Armored Formations, ETO 333
- Appendix C: The M4 Sherman Tank 335
- Appendix D: Armored Corps Casualties 337
- Appendix E: Sample of Allied Tank Casualties by Theater 339
- Appendix F: Tiger Versus Allied Armor: Penetration Tables 341
- Appendix G: Analysis of Allied Tank Casualties in Normandy, 6 June—10 July 343
- Selected Bibliography 345
- Index 350
- About the Book 362