Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
The Strategic Situation
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Conclusion
Further Reading
Index
Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen archive photographs, this is the enthralling story of the clashes between Germany’s Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer and the Cromwell cruiser tank in British and Polish service during the 1944 Normandy campaign.
David R. Higgins is the author of several military
history books, including five previous titles for Osprey’s Duel
series. He has also written nearly 50 articles for magazines such
as Strategy & Tactics, Armchair General, World at War and Modern
War, and has appeared on television's ‘Greatest Tank Battles’. He
lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in
Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating
from Austin Peay State University. His greatest influences are
Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Edouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland studied
photography/film and architecture, and spent 18 years as the
graphics editor of The Daily Telegraph. He now writes, illustrates
and publishes fiction as well as illustrating for a variety of
publishers. He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.
"Osprey deftly distills the 1944 fighting through the prism of two competing technologies. Make this succinct study your introduction to these vehicles. Recommended!" --Cybermodeler Online
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