Table of Contents

Introduction / Chronology / Design and Development / The Strategic Situation / Technical Specifications / The Combatants / Combat / Statistics and Analysis / Conclusion / Further Reading / Index

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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.

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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