Tank Killers

This is the story of the specialized U.S. armored force designed specifically to kill enemy tanks in direct combat. It follows the men who fought in the TDs from the formation of the force in 1941 through the victory over the Third Reich in 1945, through North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, describing a story of American flexibility and pragmatism in military affairs. It draws heavily on the records of the tank destroyer battalions and the units with which they fought, and veterans of the force add their personal stories. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Seek, Strike, and Destroy Chapter 2: North Seeing the Elephant Chapter 3: From Gloom to Glory Chapter 4: The Tough Underbelly Chapter 5: Anzio and Two Roads to Rome Chapter 6: Storming Fortress Europe Chapter 7: Armored Thunder Chapter 8: The Battle for the Border Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge Chapter 10: Sought, Struck, and Destroyed Appendix Tank Destroyer Battalions by Campaign Appendix Battalion Profiles Glossary Notes Bibliography Index