Day of the Panzer A Story of American Heroism and Sacrifice in Southern France
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Jeff Danby
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- 9781612009971
- 23 april 2021
- 384 pagina's
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In this book, the minute-by-minute confusion, thrill, and desperation of WWII combat is placed under a microscope, as if the readers themselves were participants.
This is a rarely detailed, "you are there" account of World War II combat, describing a brief but bloody tank/infantry action in August 1944. Based on six years of research – drawing from interviews, primary documents, and visits to the battlefield – The Day of the Panzer transports the reader into the ranks of L Company, 15th Regiment, Third Infantry Division, and its supporting M4s of the 756th Tank Battalion as they grapple head-on with the Wehrmacht.
On August 15, 1944, L Company hit the beaches in southern France, joined by the tank crews of 2nd Lt. Andrew Orient’s 3rd Platoon, all veterans of Cassino. Despite logistical problems, the Third Division forged north through the Rhône River valley, L Company and its supporting tanks leading the regimental charge - until they faced a savage counterattack by the Germans and a rampaging Panther tank…
In this book, the minute-by-minute confusion, thrill, and desperation of WWII combat is placed under a microscope, as if the readers themselves were participants.
"[An] excellent popular history… a sprightly and evocative tribute to the troops of Operation Dragoon" – Publishers Weekly
"Through his well-wrought prose, Danby paints a detailed picture of deadly fighting and stunning victory" – WWII History
"One of the most interesting and absorbing battles histories that this reviewer has ever read… remarkably realistic and personal." – History Book Club
"The excellent descriptions of infantrymen, tankers and supporting troops from the 15th’s Cannon Company using M8 self-propelled howitzers and the three inch gun armed M10s of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion make for good reading." – War History Online
This is a rarely detailed, "you are there" account of World War II combat, describing a brief but bloody tank/infantry action in August 1944. Based on six years of research – drawing from interviews, primary documents, and visits to the battlefield – The Day of the Panzer transports the reader into the ranks of L Company, 15th Regiment, Third Infantry Division, and its supporting M4s of the 756th Tank Battalion as they grapple head-on with the Wehrmacht.
On August 15, 1944, L Company hit the beaches in southern France, joined by the tank crews of 2nd Lt. Andrew Orient’s 3rd Platoon, all veterans of Cassino. Despite logistical problems, the Third Division forged north through the Rhône River valley, L Company and its supporting tanks leading the regimental charge - until they faced a savage counterattack by the Germans and a rampaging Panther tank…
In this book, the minute-by-minute confusion, thrill, and desperation of WWII combat is placed under a microscope, as if the readers themselves were participants.
"[An] excellent popular history… a sprightly and evocative tribute to the troops of Operation Dragoon" – Publishers Weekly
"Through his well-wrought prose, Danby paints a detailed picture of deadly fighting and stunning victory" – WWII History
"One of the most interesting and absorbing battles histories that this reviewer has ever read… remarkably realistic and personal." – History Book Club
"The excellent descriptions of infantrymen, tankers and supporting troops from the 15th’s Cannon Company using M8 self-propelled howitzers and the three inch gun armed M10s of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion make for good reading." – War History Online
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