Panther vs Sherman: Battle of the Bulge 1944

作者 Steven著Jim Laurier著
出版社 Osprey Publishing
出版时间 2008年9月
ISBN 9781846032929
定价 261.10

内容简介

InthisbookStevenJZalogaoffersafascinatingcomparisonofthecombatperformanceofthetwomostimportanttanksinvolvedinthecrucialfightingof1944,theShermanandthePanther.Examiningthedesignanddevelopmentofbothtanks,ZaloganotestheobvioussuperioritythatthePantherhadovertheShermanandhowthehighlyengineeredGermantankwaseventuallybeatenback,notnecessarilybytheimprovementsmadetotheSherman,butratherbythesuperiornumbersoftanksthattheAllieswereabletoputintothefield.PuttingthereaderintotheheartofthisbattlebetweenqualityandquantityZalogaexaminesthetacticalintricaciesofthebattlesbetweenthesetworivals.UsingacompellingaccountoftheferociousfightingintheArdennesregiontoexplainthesuccessesandfailuresofeachtankhealsohighlightsthefactthatatankcanonlybeasgoodasitscrew,weighinguptheimpactoflowmorale,highcostandmediocrecrewtrainingonthePantherssuperiority.Packedwithfull-colourbattlescenes,technicaldrawings,photographs,digitalgunsightviews,extractsfromcrewtrainingmanualsandrealcombatreports,thisbookbringstolifethetitanicbattlesbetweentheShermanandthePanther.

作者简介

StevenJ.ZalogareceivedhisBAinhistoryfromUnionCollegeandhisMAfromColumbiaUniversity.Hehasworkedasananalystintheaerospaceindustryforovertwodecades,coveringmissilesystemsandtheinternationalarmstrade,andhasservedwiththeInstituteforDefenseAnalyses,afederalthink-tank.Heistheauthorofnumerousbooksonmilitarytechnologyandmilitaryhistory,withanaccentontheUSArmyinWorldWarIIaswellasRussiaandtheformerSovietUnion.TheauthorlivesinAbingdon,Maryland.