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Forging the Thunderbolt : History of the U.S. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45 - M. H. Gillie

Forging the Thunderbolt

History of the U.S. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45

By: M. H. Gillie

Paperback | 13 August 2006

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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 tank. Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the Father of the Armored Force" and a photo insert of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend.

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