Forging the Thunderbolt

Part of Stackpole Military History Series
By M. H. Gillie
Published by Stackpole Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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  • Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the "Father of the Armored Force"
  • Careful study of the battles fought during and between the wars for the armored forces' very survival
  • Photos of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend
    A military history classic of the rise of America's armored forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. A brilliant, straightforward study of the men and machines that brought fame to the likes of Generals Patton, Pershing, and Chaffee and the Sherman, Grant, and Lee tanks.

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    • Publisher: Stackpole Books (June 13, 2006)
    • Length: 304 pages
    • ISBN13: 9780811733434

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