Weapons of the Tankers: American Armor in World War II (Battle Gear) - Hardcover

"Tanks must advance rapidly but not hastily . . . Mobile forces should be used in large groups and [be] vigorously led. They must attempt the impossible and dare the unknown." —General George S. Patton, Jr. The Patton Papers, 1939

In preparation for World War II, the United States Army went from having a near-nonexistent armored force to fielding a world class operation practically overnight. The story of the armored battalions’ equipment, designed with incredible ingenuity and produced with unparalleled speed, unfolds in Weapons of the Tankers.

Readers will get descriptions of the various tanks, accounts of how the tanks performed on the battlefield, and experience the adventures of valorous Americans who rode these machines into combat.

Harry Yeide is an international affairs analyst with the federal government. He has worked primarily with political and security/military issues, writing assessments for the President of the United States and other senior policymakers. He is the author of The Longest Battle, The Tank Killers, Steel Victory, and Weapons of the Tankers and the coauthor, with Mark Stout, of First to the Rhine. Yeide lives with his wife Nancy and three cats in Hyattsville, Maryland.