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Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces

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The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments-including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation-have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. armed forces from the advent of the tank in battle during World War I to the campaign to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991, "Camp Colt to Desert Storm" traces the development of doctrine for operations at the tactical and operational levels of war and translates this fighting doctrine into the development of equipment.

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Title

Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces

Call No

UE160

Authors

Hofmann, George F
Starry, Donn A. (Donn Albert), 1931-

Subjects

Mechanization, Military--United States--History.
United States--Armed Forces--Armored troops--History.
United States--Armed Forces--Armored troops--History.

Language

English

Published

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1999.

Publication Desc

p. cm.

ISBN

0813121302

(alk. paper)

LCCN

99028924

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Summary Note

The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments-including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation-have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. armed forces from the advent of the tank in battle during World War I to the campaign to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991, "Camp Colt to Desert Storm" traces the development of doctrine for operations at the tactical and operational levels of war and translates this fighting doctrine into the development of equipment.

General Note

Includes maps of: First Army Plan of Attack, 12 September 1918; First Army Plan of Attack, 26 September 1918; Area of 301st Tank Battalion Support to 27th Division, 29-30 September 1918; Breakout into Brittany, 1-12 August 1944; Widening the Bastogne Corridor, 27 December 1944-2 January 1945; Reduction of the Ruhr Pocket, 4-14 April 1945; Pusan Perimeter, 4 August 1950; Pursuit, 23-30 September 1950; CCF Offensive, 25-28 November 1950; NK Counterattack, Ascom City, 17 September 1950; Withdrawal from the Reservoir, 6-11 December 1950; Major Armor Battles - Tet, 1968; Situation within Kuwait, about 1800 24 February 1991; Two-corps Concept of Operation.

Content Note

1World War I The Birth of American Armor / Dale E. Wilson 1 -- 2 Organizational Milestones in the Development of American Armor, 1920-40 / Timothy K. Nenninger 37 -- 3 Marine Corps's First Experience with an Amphibious Tank / George F. Hofmann 67 -- 4 Army Doctrine and the Christie Tank Failing to Exploit the Operational Level of War / George F. Hofmann 92 -- 5 World War II Armor Operations in Europe / Christopher R. Gabel 144 -- 6 Marine Corps Armor Operations in World War II / Joseph H. Alexander 185 -- 7 Post-World War II and Korea Paying for Unpreparedness / Philip L. Bolte 217 -- 8 Marine Corps's Struggle with Armor Doctrine during the Cold War (1945-70) / Kenneth W. Estes 263 -- 9 Patton Tanks The Cold War Learning Series / Oscar C. Decker 298 -- 10 Adaptation and Impact Mounted Combat in Vietnam / Lewis Sorley 324 -- 11 AirLand Battle / Richard M. Swain 360 -- 12 "Lethal beyond all expectations" The Bradley Fighting Vehicle / Diane L. Urbina 403 -- 13 Abrams Tank System / Robert J. Sunell 432 -- 14 Approach of Mounted Warfare in the Marine Corps (1970-95) / Kenneth W. Estes 474 -- 15 Hundred-Hour Thunderbolt Armor in the Gulf War / Stephen A. Bourque 497 -- 16 Reflections / Donn A. Starry 531.