Against the Panzers: United States Infantry Versus German Tanks,

Against the Panzers: United States Infantry vs. German Tanks, 1944-45: A History of Eight Battles Told through Diaries, Unit Histories and Interviews
by Allyn R. Vannoy ,Jay Karamales

DESCRIPTION:
A dissection of eight World War II battles taking the perspective of the US Amry infantrymen who faced the German Panzers. The battles were chosen for investigation because of the wide variety of engagements they represented such as river crossings, defensive operations, assaults on towns, rapid advance, or intense combat. The sites include Mortain, Arnaville, Lucherberg, Hosingen, Krinkelt and Rocherath, Dom Butgenbach, Butzdorf and Tettingen.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword 1
Preface 3
1 Infantry Against Armor 5
2 Test of Courage: Mortain, France, 7-12 August 1944 19
3 Second Chance Crossing: Arnaville, France, 10-15 September 1944 45
4 "Blutiger Eimer" Schmidt and Kommerscheidt: Germany, 2-8 November 1944 87
5 Night Assault with Bayonets and Grenades: Lucherberg, Germany, 3-5 December 1944 149
6 The Iron Division: Hosingen, Luxembourg, 16 December 1944 189
7 Battle for the Twin Villages: Krinkelt/Rocherath, Belgium, 16-19 December 1944 215
8 We Fight and Die Here: Dom Butgenbach, Belgium, 18-21 December 1944 273
9 Fight It Out to the Finish: Butzdorf/Tettingen, Germany, 18 January 1945 305
Bibliography 323
Index of Military Units 337
General Index 341

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