"This book draws on after-action reports, war diaries, and other primary sources to examine the tactical ideas underpinning World War II tank warfare as conducted by Allied commanders in France from July to September 1944."--P. [4] of cover.

Originally published by L. Rienner, 2001. Includes maps of: Evolution of the Breakthrough Battle; Operation Atlantic; Operation Spring; Operation Cobra; Operation Totalize; Operation Tractable.

Foreword /John A. English -- Cavalry and Mechanization, 1918-1930 -- North American Tank Forces -- Creating a North American Armored Force: The European Influence -- Armor's Genesis in North America: The United States and Canada Create Armored Forces -- Creating North American Panzer Armies: Lessons from Europe and Africa -- Allied Strategic Offensives in Normandy: Operation Goodwood -- Operation Spring, 25 July 1944: The Other Cobra -- Operation Cobra: Bradley Acquires Operational Maneuver -- Breaking Out: Operation Totalize, 8 August 1944 -- Strategic Breakout: Operation Tractable -- Armor in Its "Proper Role": The Pursuit Doctrine -- Patton's Lieutenants in Lorraine: A Maturation of Maneuver Warfare -- "Who Killed Tiger?": The Great Tank Scandal -- Stavka in Normandy -- Conclusion: The Allied Operational Art -- Allied Tanks of World War I -- Allied Armored Formations, ETO -- The M4 Sherman Tank -- Armored Corps Casualties -- Sample of Allied Tank Casualties by Theater -- Tiger Versus Allied Armor: Penetration Tables -- Analysis of Allied Tank Casualties in Normandy, 6 June-10 July.