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january 2009 spearhead 4th armored division in world war ii steven j zaloga 257 item 144579ap isbn-13 978-0-7603-3160-6 isbn-10 076033160x upc 752748331600 $19.99 us £12.99 uk $21.95 can 7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in 184 x 248 mm 128 pages pb 25 color 75 b/w photos 10 maps diagrams worldwide english history/military world war ii ct qty zenith press hard combat with the division the germans dubbed roosevelt s butchers Ë details the combat service of the 4th armored division in world war ii from normandy through ve day Ë covers top people with concise biographies of commanders and other significant division personalities Ë provides detailed order of battle and organizational information along with technical information on the 4th armored division s tanks and other weapons as well as personal equipment and uniforms like other volumes in the spearhead series this book takes readers to the cutting edge of warfare­for a close look at the make-up operations and performance of a military unit operating independently and forcefully at the forefront of battle with a focus on aspects of war that most narrative histories omit­logistics and supply lines communications battlefield terrain and command and control­this book offers an unparalleled view of the experience of the 4th armored division in world war ii included are a brief history of the unit its theater of operations and the combat situations it faced first spearheading patton s third army in its race across france then leading the attack to relieve the embatttled screaming eagles ofthe101st airborne division at bastogne and finally into the heart of the reich itself crossing into czechoslovakia by ve day copiously illustrated with photographs organizational diagrams tables and unit markings both tactical and individual the book covers every aspect of this unit s role in the war from training and strategic planning to engineering and execution it is an unusually detailed account of the true nuts and bolts behind the drama of the 4th armored division in world war ii steven j zaloga received his ba in history from union college and his ma from columbia university he has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades covering missile systems and the international arms trade and has served with the institute for defense analyses a federal think-tank he is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history with an accent on the us army in world war ii as well as russia and the former soviet union also available 1st marine division in vietnam isbn-13 978-0-7603-3159-0 $19.95 us/£12.99 uk 21.95 can item 144578 rights worldwide the stonewall brigade in the civil war isbn-13 978-0-7603-3050-0 $19.95 us/£12.99 uk 21.95 can item 144489 rights worldwide tiger tank battalions in world war ii isbn-13 978-0-7603-3049-4 $19.95 us/£12.99 uk 21.95 can item 144488 rights worldwide zenith press

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