Longshot Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a really good book I saw in the local Barnes and Noble store here. I could'nt remember the authors name though so wasn't much help finding it. I was in there again today and found it along with another book by the same author about the same subject. The two books are: Patton:Operation Cobra and Beyond by Micheal and Gladys Green and Patton's Tank Drive,D-Day to Victory by Micheal Green Both books are filled with after action photos,personal stories and anecdotes by tankers in the US 3rd Army. It has many pictures of shot-up Panthers,Tigers and Stugs in Normandy and beyond, many taken shortly after the actions took place. It also has lots of pictures of shot up Shermans as you can imagine also. I was particularly interested to read that many tankers were not impressed with the Shermans 76mm gun. One report has a very upset US tanker saying that the 76 would not penetrate almost any German tanks beyond 800 meters. One report tells of a tank commander who bounced 8 shells of a Panther at what he called short range and then had the Panther put a shell completely through the tank from front to back. He than said they calmly bailed out of the tank. Sounds like he was living right to me. He goes on to say "the resulting pile of scrap metal would make a great tank, all it needs is a gun." If you get a chance you might want to check one or both of these books out at your local store. The many pictures had a lot of incidental things about them too. Things like, every German tank and some form of brush or branches attached to them for camouflage, most Allied tanks had sandbags and extra tracks and logs attached to their fronts and sides for extra armor. One picture showed a M10 tank destroyer with several long logs attached to the sides for protection, looked funny and very desperate. I would recommend these books highly. All the pictures are in black and white and of reasonable quality. Most were taken shortly after the battles and show the tanks and other vehicles as they lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipanderson Posted October 17, 2000 Share Posted October 17, 2000 Hi, thanks for the hint, I will take a look at them. Kip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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