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Overview
- Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the "Father of the Armored Force"
- Careful study of the battles fought during and between the wars for the armored forces' very survival
- Photos of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend
A military history classic of the rise of America's armored forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. A brilliant, straightforward study of the men and machines that brought fame to the likes of Generals Patton, Pershing, and Chaffee and the Sherman, Grant, and Lee tanks.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811733434
- ISBN-10: 0811733432
- Publisher: Stackpole Books
- Publish Date: June 2006
- Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.04 x 0.86 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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