This is the story of the specialized U.S. armored force designed specifically to kill enemy tanks in direct combat. It follows the men who fought in the TDs from the formation of the force in 1941 through the victory over the Third Reich in 1945, through North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, describing a story of American flexibility and pragmatism in military affairs. It draws heavily on the records of the tank destroyer battalions and the units with which they fought, and veterans of the force add their personal stories.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Seek, Strike, and Destroy
Chapter 2: North Africa: Seeing the Elephant
Chapter 3: From Gloom to Glory
Chapter 4: The Tough Underbelly
Chapter 5: Anzio and Two Roads to Rome
Chapter 6: Storming Fortress Europe
Chapter 7: Armored Thunder
Chapter 8: The Battle for the Border
Chapter 9: The Battle of the Bulge
Chapter 10: Sought, Struck, and Destroyed

Appendix A: Tank Destroyer Battalions by Campaign
Appendix B: Battalion Profiles

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index