Spearhead In The West, 1941-1945
Spearhead In The West, 1941-1945

Author: Sgt. Frank Woolner

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 775

ISBN-13: 1787200930

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The story of Spearhead in the West recounts the early history of the 3rd Armored Division, its training in various locations, both in the United States and in England, and its combat record from Normandy to the banks of the River Elbe, in Germany. The book is conveniently divided into three distinct sections: the combined history and battle lore of the entire division. The first section is given over to an introduction of “Spearhead” units and organization. The second section provides a popular narrative account, together with sketches and photographs of important scenes, persons and events. The third and final section retells the accurate battle history of the division as compiled from the mass of official documents, journals and records. A narrative of hard training and bitter combat, of local reverses and the stunning victory that befits a great armored division, this book is a must-read for any history buff.

Spearhead in the West 1941-1945
Spearhead in the West 1941-1945

Author: United States. Army. Armor Division, 3rd Armor

Publisher:

Published: 1945

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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"The first section is given over to an introduction of Spearhead units and organization, the second to a popular narrative account, together with sketches and photographs of important scenes, persons and events. The third section retells the accurate battle history of the division as compiled from the mass of official documents, journals and records." -- Foreword, Colonel John A. Smith, Chief of Staff.

Spearhead in the West
Spearhead in the West

Author: Frank Woolner

Publisher:

Published: 1945

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780898390308

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Reprint of the 1945 ed. published by F.J. Henrich, Frankfurt am Main-Schwanheim.

Masters and Commanders
Masters and Commanders

Author: Andrew Roberts

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-04-24

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0061874493

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“Masterly. . . . Roberts’s portrait of the relationship between the four men who made Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." —Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt and the commanders of their armed forces, General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong-minded, and each was certain that only he knew best how to win the war. Andrew Roberts, "Britain's finest contemporary military historian" (The Economist), traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often-explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations, and he helps us to appreciate the motives and imperatives of these key leaders as they worked tirelessly in the monumental struggle to destroy Nazism.

Spearhead of Logistics
Spearhead of Logistics

Author: Benjamin King

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2016-02-25

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 9780160931192

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Spearhead of Logistics is a narrative branch history of the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps, first published in 1994 for transportation personnel and reprinted in 2001 for the larger Army community. The Quartermaster Department coordinated transportation support for the Army until World War I revealed the need for a dedicated corps of specialists. The newly established Transportation Corps, however, lasted for only a few years. Its significant utility for coordinating military transportation became again transparent during World War II, and it was resurrected in mid-1942 to meet the unparalleled logistical demands of fighting in distant theaters. Finally becoming a permanent branch in 1950, the Transportation Corps continued to demonstrate its capability of rapidly supporting U.S. Army operations in global theaters over the next fifty years. With useful lessons of high-quality support that validate the necessity of adequate transportation in a viable national defense posture, it is an important resource for those now involved in military transportation and movement for ongoing expeditionary operations. This text should be useful to both officers and noncommissioned officers who can take examples from the past and apply the successful principles to future operations, thus ensuring a continuing legacy of Transportation excellence within Army operations. Additionally, military science students and military historians may be interested in this volume.

Against the Panzers
Against the Panzers

Author: Allyn R. Vannoy

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-09-02

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 147660536X

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Eight World War II battles are examined here from the perspective of the U.S. Army infantrymen who were facing German Panzers. The battles were chosen from those fought from August 1944 through January 1945, a time of rapid advances and intense combat. They include a variety of engagements: river crossings, defensive operations, assaults on towns, and others.