Super-heavy Tanks of World War II (Pocket)
avKenneth Estes, Ian (ILT) Palmer, Kenneth Estes
ISBN: 9781782003830 - UTGIVEN: 2014-11The super-heavy tanks of World War II are heirs to the siege machine tradition - a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat. As a class of fighting vehicle, they began with the World War I concept of the search for a 'breakthrough' tank, designed to cross enemy lines. It is not surprising tha[...]
A European Anabasis (Inbunden)
avKenneth Estes
ISBN: 9781909384521 - UTGIVEN: 2015-04Kenneth Estes studies the 100,000 West Europeans who fought against Russia as volunteers for the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. A retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, Estes shows tremendous knowledge of combat and writes gripping battlefield prose. Two-thirds of the West European volunteers came from [...]
Into the Breach at Pusan: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War (Inbunden)
avKenneth W. Estes
ISBN: 9780806142548 - UTGIVEN: 201205In the opening campaign of the Korean War, the First Provisional Marine Brigade participated in a massive effort by United States and South Korean forces in 1950 to turn back the North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea. The brigade's actions loom large in marine lore. According to most accoun[...]
US Marine Corps Tank Crewman, 1941-45 (Häftad)
avKenneth W. Estes
ISBN: 9781841767178 - UTGIVEN: 2005-04The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the available military technology. In this environment the evolving use of tanks by the US Marine Corps played a significant role; at the end of the Battle of Okinawa, Major General Lemuel Shepherd wrote in his report that 'if any one supporting arm can [...]
