Gordon L. Rottman

M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III (eBook, ePUB)

Kasserine Pass 1943
Illustrator: Palmer, Ian; Rava, Giuseppe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This was a duel between the stalwart of the Wehrmacht armored divisions the Panzerkampfwagen III and the American's as yet untested M3 Grant. In reality both would prove unequal to the task as they floundered amidst the rugged hills and ravines of the Tunisian landscape. This book charts the design and development of these two disparate rivals their vastly different armament and armor as well as their tactical concepts. Analysing the strengths and weaknesses of these two opponents, this book explores the successes and failures of the Grant and Panzer III as they clashed at the critical battles of North Africa. Moreover it is an insight into the lives of the tank crews themselves as they struggled with the twin horrors of tank warfare and the fight for survival amidst some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472801753
• Artikelnr.: 40469243

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction · Chronology · Design & development: · The strategic situation
· Technical specifications: · The combatants · Gunnery, small unit tactical
and maintenance training will be discussed along with the effect of the
climate on tank crews · Combat: Fast-paced description of the fighting at
Kasserine · Statistics and analysis · Aftermath/Conclusion: