Tank Tactics : From Normandy to Lorraine / Roman Johann Jarymowycz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jarymowycz, Roman Johann, Author.

Contributor:

English, John A., Contributor.

Series:

The Art of War

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An operational critique of the art of war as practiced by U.S. and Canadian tank commanders in France in 1944, Tank Tactics also traces the evolution of North American armored doctrine. Jarymowycz draws on after-action reports, extensive battlefield reconnaissance (involving both Allied and German veterans), and recently discovered battle performance reviews, as well as on Allied and German interrogation reports, war diaries, and technical evaluations, to compare and evaluate combat success and failure. He provides detailed tactical diagrams and analyses of tank vs. tank engagements—and illustrates the frustrations of commanders attempting maneuver warfare under the exasperating caution of Bradley and the questionable direction of Montgomery. This penetrating analysis features a review of tank battles in Lorraine, where 3rd Army commanders demonstrated mastery of Mission Command doctrine. Jarymowycz concludes by comparing U.S. and Soviet approaches to operational maneuver, describing creative tactical mixes found in combat commands well before battlegroups became common NATO parlance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Cavalry and Mechanization, 1918-1930

2 North American Tank Forces

3 Creating a North American Armored Force: The European Influence

4 Armor's Genesis in North America: The United States and Canada Create Armored Forces

5 Creating North American Panzer Armies: Lessons from Europe and Africa

6 Allied Strategic Offensives in Normandy: Operation Goodwood

7 Operation Spring, 25 July 1944: The Other Cobra

8 Operation Cobra: Bradley Acquires Operational Maneuver

9 Breaking Out: Operation Totalize, 8 August 1944

10 Strategic Breakout: Operation Tractable

11 Armor in Its "Proper Role": The Pursuit Doctrine

12 Patton's Lieutenants in Lorraine: A Maturation of Maneuver Warfare

13 "Who Killed Tiger?": The Great Tank Scandal

14 Stavka in Normandy

15 Conclusion: The Allied Operational Art

Appendix A: Allied Tanks of World War I

Appendix B: Allied Armored Formations, ETO

Appendix C: The M4 Sherman Tank

Appendix D: Armored Corps Casualties

Appendix E: Sample of Allied Tank Casualties by Theater

Appendix F: Tiger Versus Allied Armor: Penetration Tables

Appendix G: Analysis of Allied Tank Casualties in Normandy, 6 June—10 July

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-208-4

OCLC:

1378176151