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From the moment that the M4 Sherman had been matched against German Panther and Tiger tanks, the American tank crews had known that their vehicles were outclassed by the opposition. What was needed was a more powerful tank, more heavily armed and armored, that could take-on the powerful German panzers...

The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II, placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis. This durable and versatile vehicle saw combat service...

Based upon the ubiquitous Grant/Sherman tank, the M7 Priest is the iconic Allied self-propelled howitzer. It was the most widely manufactured vehicle of its type in World War ll and was utilized by the US, British, Canadian and Free French forces. Its combat debut was with Montgomery's Eight Army...

German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed...

The US Army's development of the 37mm anti-tank gun began in response to needs identified during the Spanish Civil War. By the time it entered service in Tunisia in 1943, the gun was already obsolete, and the US began the licensed manufacture of the British 6-pdr in the hope of finding a quick solution...

The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version...

Panzer warfare is synonymous with the Wehrmacht of World War II. This book examines the story of the Panzer's more mysterious ancestors, the little-known panzers of the Great War. Germany was very slow to develop armored vehicles compared to Britain and France. Efforts to catch-up proved difficult,...

A story of a twelve year old freed from a life in the tenements of Boston, Massachusetts and suddenly thrust into a boys boarding school that was so unique it overwhelmed him for the next seven years of his life on that island.

“I’m bored, bored, bored... we could do with some fun around the house for Halloween, Jaelyn”, Mia the little girl witch sighed. And fun they certainly have as they set out from their home in Nightmare Mansion on a mission to The Land of Lost Souls. Their quest: to outwit the Twelve Ghouls of Halloween...

---  Episode 1 steht zum kostenlosen Download zur Verfügung  --- Ed ist Stillwaters Dorftrottel, liebenswerter Hobbybauer und Lebenskünstler. Erst als eine seltsame Kugel, die sich als gigantische Ansammlung von Antimaterie entpuppt, in seinem Vorgarten landet, ist es mit seinem idyllischen Leben...

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---  Episode 1 steht zum kostenlosen Download zur Verfügung  --- Ed ist Stillwaters Dorftrottel, liebenswerter Hobbybauer und Lebenskünstler. Erst als eine seltsame Kugel, die sich als gigantische Ansammlung von Antimaterie entpuppt, in seinem Vorgarten landet, ist es mit seinem idyllischen Leben...

---  Episode 1 steht zum kostenlosen Download zur Verfügung  --- Ed ist Stillwaters Dorftrottel, liebenswerter Hobbybauer und Lebenskünstler. Erst als eine seltsame Kugel, die sich als gigantische Ansammlung von Antimaterie entpuppt, in seinem Vorgarten landet, ist es mit seinem idyllischen Leben...

The advent of combined arms operations in World War II created the need for specialized armored vehicles. In the case of amphibious attacks, the issue arose of how best to land tanks on a beach. Although a variety of specialized landing craft were developed, the Dieppe raid in 1942 encouraged the...