Tanks in the Battle of Germany 1945: Western Front

The Battle of Germany saw the most advanced tanks of the Allies pitted against the remnants of the once-formidable Panzerwaffe, with the Allies equipped with the most advanced Shermans such as the M4A3E8 and Pershing, while the Panzer forces had pinned their hopes on small numbers of monstrous types. The Panzerwaffe lacked trained crews, replacement vehicles, and fuel, while the Allies advanced through Germany in spectacular combined-arms fashion.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 48 pages
Publication date: 20 January 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The crossing of the river Rhine marked the beginning of the end of the Third Reich, but the Wehrmacht would fight ferociously on its home soil until the fall of Berlin. The Battle of Germany saw the most advanced tanks of the Allies pitted against the remnants of the once-formidable Panzerwaffe, now exhausted and lacking many of the essentials of armored warfare, but equipped with the biggest and most powerful tanks they would ever field. In these last months, the Allies were now equipped with the most advanced Shermans, such as the M4A3E8, as well as some of the types that would go on to have successful postwar careers, such as the Pershing, Comet, and Chaffee. In contrast, the Panzer forces had pinned their hopes on small numbers of monstrous types, such as the Jagdtiger and Tiger II, as well as the workhorse Sturmgeschütz and Panzer IVs and Vs. But with German forces crumbling, the Panzerwaffe lacked trained crews, replacement vehicles, and fuel, while the Allies' well-supported tank forces advanced through Germany in spectacular combined-arms fashion. Packed with information on tank numbers, types, and comparative performance, this book sheds new light on the two sides' tanks, organization, and doctrine and explains how the ultimate tank battles of World War II were really fought.

Weight: 168g
Dimension: 344 x 237 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472848116