American Thunder: U.S. Army Tank Design, Development, and Doctrine in World War II

by Richard Anderson

If the machine gun changed the course of ground combat in the First World War, it was the tank that shaped ground combat in World War II. The tank was introduced in World War I in an effort to end the stalemate of the machine gun versus barbed-wire trenches, and by World War II, the tank's mobility and firepower became a rolling, thundering difference-maker on the battlefield. In this detailed, deeply researched, and heavily illustrated book, tank...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811773817
• ISBN13: 9780811773812
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 8.0" x 9.5"