Though overshadowed by Germany's Afrika Korps, Italian tanks formed a large part of the Axis armored force that the Allies confronted--and ultimately defeated--in North Africa in World War II. Those tanks were the product of two decades of development that put Italy near the fore of the world's tank forces.
No twentieth-century military organization has been as widely studied as the German war machine in World War II, and few of its components were as important, influential, or revolutionary as its armored force.
Barely two months after leaving the Eastern Front, Michael Wittmann and the Leibstandarte found themselves in Normandy facing the Allied invasion in June 1944. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen British tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough near Villers Bocage.
Provides verifiable evidence that dispels the long-held myth that none of Custer's soldiers survived the massacre that took place in Montana on June 25, 1876.
American Combat Soldiers in Europe during World War II
Draws on WWII soldiers' diaries, letters, poems, and songs to show how the brutality of battle profoundly darkened the soldiers' perceptions of the Old World. Harrowing experiences of the GIs convinced them that Europe's collapse was not only the result of war, but also the Old World's deep-seated
American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II
In the ruined Europe of World War II, American soldiers on the front lines had no eye for breathtaking vistas or romantic settings. The brutality of battle profoundly darkened their perceptions of the Old World. As the only means of international travel for the masses, the military exposed millions of Americans to a Europe in swift, catastrophic ......
Former Army officer, Gulf War veteran, and Princeton alumnus McCormick consulted officers and Pentagon documents in order to determine the effect of downsizing on morale, devotion, and disposition among the officer corps. Citing problems such as declining professionalism and military competence, hi
The Story of the Only African-American WACS Stationed Overseas During Wo
Drawing on the testimony of former members of the (WAC) unit, Brenda Moore recounts its formation, training and service in the European theater of operations in 1945-46, highlighting the discrimination women faced because of their race and gender. . . . An important contribution to African American and gender studies.--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. 34 ......
