{"product_id":"2940148663928","title":"Seek, Strike, and Destroy: U.S. Army Tank Destroyer Doctrine in World War II","description":"In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented\u003cbr\u003eone of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology\u003cbr\u003eand doctrine over the years have precipitated equally innovative developments in the antitank field.\u003cbr\u003eOne cycle in this ongoing arms race occurred during the early years of World War II when the\u003cbr\u003eU.S. Army sought desperately to find an antidote to the vaunted German blitzkrieg. Against the\u003cbr\u003efrenzied background of global war, a small group of professional officers devised the tank destroyer\u003cbr\u003eas the Army’s answer to the tank.\u003cbr\u003eThis Leavenworth Paper analyzes the origins of the tank destroyer concept, evaluates the doctrine\u003cbr\u003eand equipment with which tank destroyer units fought, and assesses the effectiveness of the\u003cbr\u003etank destroyer in battle. To the professional soldier of the 1980s, the tank destroyer experience\u003cbr\u003eyields some important lessons concerning the pitfalls of formulating doctrine. The thoughtful reader\u003cbr\u003ewill also gain some specific insights into the problem of antitank warfare, a consideration that is\u003cbr\u003eas vital to the U.S. Army today as it was half a century ago.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111417626864,"sku":"2940148663928","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148663928_p0.jpg?v=1763706113","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148663928","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}