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Spearhead : an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II Cover Image Book

Spearhead : an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II / Adam Makos.

American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II (portion title)
Makos, Adam, (author.).

Summary:

Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed. But as his tank platoon fought its way from Normandy to the Rhine and beyond, and he watched his friends cut down one by one, he learned to kill with deadly accuracy and efficiency. His fight would climax in Cologne, in the shadow of the great cathedral, where he took a shot immortalized by a chance photograph--and where he would later forge a friendship with the German tanker he tragically dueled soon after.

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  • ISBN: 9780804176729
  • ISBN: 0804176728
  • Physical Description: xiii, 393 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; portraits, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-381) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Gentle giant -- Baptism -- "Bubi" -- Fields -- Foray -- Beyond the wall -- Respite -- Fourth tank -- Hope -- Something bigger -- America's tiger -- Two miles -- Hunting -- Fire department of the west -- Going first -- Victory or Siberia -- Monster -- Conquerors -- Breakout -- American blitz -- Fatherless -- Family -- Giant -- Duel -- Getting home -- Last battle.

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Smoyer, Clarence, 1923-
United States. Army. Armored Regiment, 32nd > Biography.
United States. Army > Officers > Biography.
Tank crews > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Tank warfare.
M26 (Tank) > History.
Panther (Tank) > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Cologne.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
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