Forging The Thunderbolt. History Of The U.S. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: 299 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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 A military history classic of the rise of Americas armored forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. A brilliant, straightforward study of the men and machines that brought fame to the likes of Generals Patton, Pershing, and Chaffee and the Sherman, Grant, and Lee tanks.

ISBN: 9780811733434