In September 1944 Hitler ordered an attack on Gen. George Patton's Third Army, which was deep inside France making for the Rhine and threatening the German industrial heartland beyond. The ensuing battle near Arracourt--the U.S. Army's largest tank-versus-tank clash until the Bulge--went badly for the Germans, who committed their armor piecemeal and whose offensive was shattered in a series of intense, close-range tank duels with the Americans. Armor expert Steven Zaloga deftly reconstructs the battle and shows how American Sherman tanks bested superior German Panthers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Introduction
Technical Notes
Chapter 1: Patton and the Panzers
Chapter 2: Hitler's Plan
Chapter 3: Patton's Plans
Chapter 4: Opposing Forces
Chapter 5: False Start: The Battle of Mairy
Chapter 6: The Épinal Debacle
Chapter 7: Breaching the Moselle Line
Chapter 8: The Battle of Lunéville: Monday, 18 September
Chapter 9: The Fields of Arracourt: Tuesday, 19 September
Chapter 10: Arracourt Day 2: Wednesday, 20 September
Chapter 11: The Battle for Juvelize: 21–23, September
Chapter 12: Stalemate: 24–30, September
Chapter 13: After-Action Assessment
Historical Sources
Appendix 1: The Commanders
Appendix 2: Patton's Tanks
Appendix 3: A Tanker's View of the Sherman Tank
Appendix 4: The Tiger Tank Myth
Endnotes
Index
