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Men of Armor: the History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II - Part 2: Cassino and Rome (Hardcover)
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Men of Armor: the History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II - Part 2: Cassino and Rome (Hardcover)
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This second of two volumes recounts the WWII history of B Company,
756th Tank Battalion in vivid detail. The outfit, since upgraded
from M5 light tanks to M4 'Sherman' mediums, claws through some of
the toughest battles of WWII - from a horrific stalemate at Cassino
in February 1944, through the bloody Operation Diadem May breakout,
to the stunning capture of Rome on 4th June 1944. This unique
multi-volume history covers the full spectrum of experiences of the
men in one tank company from inception in June 1941 through the
occupation of Germany in 1945. An American tank company in WWII
consisted of only five officers and approximately 100 enlisted men
- all living, travelling and fighting in seventeen tanks, two
jeeps, one truck, one half-track and one tank retriever. Uniting
the official record with the rich, personal accounts of the
participants, this volume sweeps the reader along a highly detailed
and shocking journey chronicling the evolution of American armour
doctrine and tank design from June 1941 through to VE Day. The B
Company tankers often fought at a disadvantage - struggling to
survive a myriad of battlefield challenges and triumph against
enemy armour better armed and better protected. What was once
envisioned as a warfare of sweeping armoured formations managed by
West Point lieutenant colonels and ROTC captains quickly devolved
into small unit street fights relying more and more on the
initiative, resourcefulness and cunning of lowly OCS lieutenants
and combat-seasoned sergeants. The journey is long, unforgiving and
brutal, and 47 tankers would be lost along the way.
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