Product details
- ISBN 9781472839220
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 182 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 2020
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered.
How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific ‘lessons learned’ from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes to tanks in the subsequent months?
Offering detailed answers to these questions, and many more, this book provides a survey of the principal tank and tank-equivalents (such as tank destroyers and Jagdpanzers) that took part in the Ardennes Campaign of December 1944–January 1945. Beginning with a basic overview of the campaign, accompanied by an order of battle of the major armoured units, it examines the opposing forces, covering the organization of the two tank forces to explain how they were deployed. Author Steven Zaloga also scrutinises the technical balance between the opposing sides, comparing armour, mobility and firepower as well as other important factors such as reliability, crew situational awareness, and tank layout/efficiency.
Full of specially commissioned and highly accurate artwork plates of the tanks themselves, as well as fascinating technical data based on cutting-edge research, this is the definitive guide to tank warfare in the Battle of the Bulge.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history and is based in Maryland, USA.
Felipe Rodríguez Náñez (aka Felipe Rodna) lives in Salamanca, Spain, where he works as an architect and computer graphics artist. He combines his experience in CG art and his passion for modelling in his illustrations.
