Armored Attack 1944: U.S. Army Tank Combat in the European Theater from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge

by Steven J. Zaloga

1,199 photos of American and German tanks with Zaloga's expert captions
Covers D-Day, Normandy, southern France, the Siegfried Line, the push to the Rhine, and the Battle of the Bulge
Includes all varieties of American armor, from Shermans to Hellcats
Printed on high-quality glossy stock
Perfect for modelers and World War II enthusiasts

Genres: Military History, World War II

517 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2011

About the author

Steven Zaloga is an author and defense analyst known worldwide for his articles and publications on military technology.  He has written over a hundred books on military technology and military history, including “Armored Thunderbolt: The US Army Sherman in World War II”, one of the most highly regarded histories of the Sherman Tank.  His books have been translated into Japanese, German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Russian. He was a special correspondent for Jane’s Intelligence Review and is on the executive board of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies and the New York Military Affairs Symposium. From 1987 through 1992, he was the writer/producer for Video Ordnance Inc., preparing their TV series Firepower.  He holds a BA in history from Union College and an MA in history from Columbia University.

Mr. Zaloga is also a noted scale armor modeler and is a host/moderator of the World War II Allied Discussion group at Missing-Lynx.com, a modelling website. He is a frequent contributor to the UK-based modeling magazine Military Modelling. He is a member of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of wartime photographs, the vast majority of which I have never seen published before. It is essentially a photographic history of the US Army in Europe, starting with the preparations for the D-Day invasion and running through the end of 1944. A second volume, entitled Armored Victory 1945, picks up where this book leaves off and continues the history through the end of the war in Europe.

The photos and the accompanying captions, which constitute 98% of this book's content, are excellent. They show almost the full gamut of US and German equipment, and the photo captions are specific, detailed, and technical. This book is a treadhead's dream. Highly recommended.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

WWII equipment geek's wonderland

There no-one better than Steven Dakota when it comes writing about WWII equipment! And free with Amazon Unlimited subscription. His follow up books in this series are also very good.

[Michael McCue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Armored Attack 1944 has more pictures than text. I have been interested in tanks and other armored vehicles since I was a small boy because my father served in a Sherman Tank in World War II. This book had very short text chapter and a lot of photos from 1944. Most of the photos were grainy and the majority were of German and US tanks and other armored vehicles after they had been damaged in battle. The author, Steven Zalaga did not neglect to include the British, Canadian and French Armored Units that were also fighting in 1944.