Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities: Tanks in the Cities

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Contains five case studies from World War II to the present war in Iraq analyzing the utility of tanks and heavy armored forces in urban combat. Breaking the Mold provides an up-to-date analysis of the utility of tanks and heavy armored forces in urban combat. The case studies in this monograph are high-intensity battles in conflicts ranging from limited interventions to major combat operations. As the intensity of the operation decreases, the second and third order effects of using tanks in cities can begin to outweigh their utility. The damage to infrastructure caused by their sheer weight and size is just one example of what can make tanks unsuitable for every mission. Even during peace operations, however, the ability to employ tanks and other heavy armored vehicles quickly can be crucial. These cases demonstrate that tanks must do more than merely arrive on the battlefield to be successful in urban combat. From Aachen in 1944 to Fallujah in 2004, the absolute need for specialized training and the use of combined arms at the lowest tactical levels are two of the most salient lessons that emerge from this study. When properly employed, well-trained and well-supported units led by tanks are decisive in urban combat. The reverse is also true. Related products: TARDEC Story: Sixty-Five Years of Innovation, 1946-2010 --Hardcover format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01081-1 Mounted Combat in Vietnam --Paperback format--can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00574-3 Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Combat Studies Institute can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1063 "

About the Author :
Kendall D. Gott retired from the US Army in 2000 after serving as an armor, cavalry, and military intelligence officer. His combat experience consists of the Persian Gulf War and two subsequent bombing campaigns against Iraq. A native of Perioa, Illinois, Mr. Gott received a B.A. in history from Western Illinois University in 1983 and a Masters of Military Art and Science degree from the US Army Command and General Staff College. Before returning to Kanas in 2002, he was an adjunct professor of history at Augusta State University and the Georgia Military College. In October 2002 he joined the Combat Studies Institute where he researches and writes articles and studies on topics of military history. His book-lenght works include In Glory's Shadow: The 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment During the Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991, and Where the South Lost the War: An Analysis of the Fort Henry-Fort Donelson Campaign, February 1862. Mr. Gott is a frequent speaker at Civil War roundtables and appeared on a recent History Channel documentary on the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas, and the documentary Three Forts in Tennesse by Aperture Films.