WW2 armour expert and Osprey author Steven J. Zaloga recently appeared on an episode of James Holland and Al Murray’s We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast to chat about the top tanks of WW2. You can listen back here.  

If you enjoyed the episode you can read more in Steve's books mentioned during the show below. He has written extensively for the New Vanguard series and also has books in our old Battle Orders and Campaign series.

 

CAMPAIGN

 

 

Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1): St Vith and the Northern Shoulder

The Ardennes fighting was Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two volumes on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge.

 

Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2):Bastogne

The Ardennes offensive in December 1944, known to history as the 'Battle of the Bulge', was the decisive campaign of the war in North-West Europe.

 

NEW VANGUARD

 

 

 

Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific 'lessons learned' from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes to tanks in the subsequent months?

 

US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II

The US Army and Marine Corps experimented with a wide range of flame-thrower tanks through World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. Although the US Army deployment of flame-thrower tanks in the ETO was problematic at best, flamethrowers were much more widely used in the Pacific theater and became ubiquitous by 1945, including an entire Army flamethrower tank battalion on Okinawa in 1945, the largest single use of flamethrower tanks in World War II.

 

US Amphibious Tanks of World War II

A detailed study of specialized US amphibious tanks, this is a title that will appeal to those interested in both Pacific and European Theaters, modellers and collectors.

 

US Marine Corps Tanks of World War II

This book examines the tactics and technology that made the US Marine Corps tank service unique in the annals of warfare.

 

BATTLE ORDERS

 

        

US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944–45

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war.

 

US Tank and Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO 1944–45

This book details the organizational structures and deployment of these units: the standard tank battalions, tank battalions (light), tank battalions (mine exploder) and tank battalions (special), self-propelled and towed tank destroyer battalions.

 

US Armored Units in the North African and Italian Campaigns 1942–45

This title covers the organization of early US armored divisions, as well as the independent tank and tank destroyer battalions that accompanied them.

 

US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944–45

This book details the organization and operation history of impressive units such as the 82nd "All American" and 101st "Screaming Eagles" throughout the war in Northwest Europe from 1944 to 1945.

 

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