Forging the Thunderbolt History of the U.s. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45

A military history classic of the rise of America's armored forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. A brilliant, straightforward study of the men and machines that brought fame to the likes of Generals Patton, Pershing, and Chaffee and the Sherman, Grant and Lee tank. Features a detailed look at the career of Gen. Adna Romanza Chaffee, the Father of the Armored Force" and a photo insert of the men and machines that made the American Armored Corps a legend.Gillie, Mildred Hanson is the author of 'Forging the Thunderbolt History of the U.s. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45', published 2006 under ISBN 9780811733434 and ISBN 0811733432.