146 M18 HELLCAT VS PANTHER: Arracourt 1944

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Examines the bloody battle between the US Army's M18 tank destroyer and Germany's formidable Panther tank at Arracourt in September 1944. Details the origins, development, strengths, and limitations of the two AFVs as well as their crews' training, doctrine, and combat effectiveness. Also provides a detailed account of the momentous battle between the US 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion and the German Panzer-Brigade 113 at Arracourt, where the two types clashed in a surprising encounter that challenges our preconceptions about armored warfare in World War II. Contains color illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps, and photographs.