With a focus on aspects of war that most narrative histories omit₁logistics and supply lines, communications, battlefield terrain, and command and control₁this book offers an unparalleled view of the experience of the 4th Armored Division in World War II. Included are a brief history of the unit, its theater of operations, and the combat situations it faced first spearheading Pattonαs Third Army in its race across France, then leading the attack to relieve the embatttled Screaming Eagles ofthe101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, and finally into the heart of the Reich itself, crossing into Czechoslovakia by VE Day. Copiously illustrated with photographs, organizational diagrams, tables, and unit markings (both tactical and individual), the book covers every aspect of this unitαs role in the war, from training and strategic planning to engineering and execution. It is an unusually detailed account of the true nuts and bolts behind the drama of the 4th Armored Division in World War II.

Includes roster of 4th Armored Division unit commanders.

Origins & history -- Ready for war -- In action -- Insignia, clothing & equipment -- The people -- Postwar -- Assessment -- Reference -- Index.