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Iron Knights
Gordon A. Blaker
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Description for Iron Knights
Paperback. Presents a story of the US 66th Armored Regiment. It was the only American heavy tank unit to see combat in World War I. After training under Gen. George S. Patton, the 66th distinguished itself in numerous battles during World War II, earning six battle streamers for the unit and a Medal of Honour for one of its officers. Num Pages: 411 pages, 157 b/w photos & 26 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
This is the combat history of the U.S. Army’s oldest armored regiment, a legendary unit whose story began in the mud of the Western Front in 1918. But it was during World War II that the 66th Armored Regiment came into its own as one of the U.S.’s premier tank formations. As part of the 2nd Armored Division--the famed “Hell on Wheels”--the 66th battled German panzers in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, and the Battle of the Bulge and defeated fanatical last-ditch resistance in Germany itself in 1945.
This is the combat history of the U.S. Army’s oldest armored regiment, a legendary unit whose story began in the mud of the Western Front in 1918. But it was during World War II that the 66th Armored Regiment came into its own as one of the U.S.’s premier tank formations. As part of the 2nd Armored Division--the famed “Hell on Wheels”--the 66th battled German panzers in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, and the Battle of the Bulge and defeated fanatical last-ditch resistance in Germany itself in 1945.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
Series
Stackpole Military History Series
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811734707
SKU
V9780811734707
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About Gordon A. Blaker
Gordon A. Blaker is a retired U.S. Army armor officer. He holds a master’s degree in history and works as a museum curator.
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