Panzerfaust vs Sherman: European Theater 1944-45

The US Army faced a formidable challenge from the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons in Normandy in 1944, leading to the development of new defensive tactics. This book explores the implementation and effectiveness of these tactics, as well as the technology behind the German weapons.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The US tanks faced a formidable challenge during the summer of 1944 on the battlefields of Normandy: the mobile and deadly Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons wielded by the German infantry. With limited experience in dealing with such weapons, the US tankers were ill-equipped to defend against this type of attack, and the threat only grew as the summer progressed. This Duel title chronicles the technological battle for dominance that ensued, as the US Army devised new ways to defend against the threat posed by the German shaped-charge projectiles. From the addition of sandbags and spare tracks to individual tanks made by anxious crews on the ground to the large-scale programmes put together by the US armies, the book explores the implementation and effectiveness of the various tactics employed by the tank crews, as well as the technology behind the anti-tank weapons wielded by their German adversaries. Drawing on first-hand accounts from the men on the ground, this illustrated title examines the evolving trial of strength between US armour and innovative German anti-tank weaponry in the climactic months of World War II in Europe.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 186 x 247 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472832313