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ARMOR OVERVIEW

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS General Sources.....p.1 Armored Cars......p.4 Armored Infantry......p.5 Mechanized Cavalry......p.8

Armor

GENERAL SOURCES

Armor Magazine Collection. 9 Boxes. Arch.

Bolger, Daniel P. "The Ghosts of Omdurman." Parameters (Autumn 1991): pp. 28-39. Per. Compares the last great cavalry charge at Omdurman, 1898, with the "last" great armored blitzkrieg in Iraq, 1991.

Bourgeois, Christy. "Saint George: The Patron Saint of Armor." Armor (Nov/Dec 2007): pp. 6-9. Per.

Cameron, Robert S. To Fight or Not to Fight?: Organizational and Doctrinal Trends in Mounted Maneuver Reconnaissance from the Interwar Years to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Fort Leavenworth, KS: CSI, 2010. 631 p. UA30.C363.

_____. Mobility, Shock, and Firepower: The Emergence of the U.S. Army's Armor Branch, 1917-1945. Wash, DC: CMH, 2008. 562 p. UA30.C362.

Carver, Richard M.P. The Apostles of Mobility: The Theory and Practice of Armoured Warfare. NY: Holmes & Meier, 1979. 108 p. UD515.C37.

Chant, Christopher. World Encyclopedia of the Tank: An International History of the Armoured Fighting Machine. North Yeovil, England: Patrick Stephens, 1994. 392 p. UG446.5.C32.

Citino, Robert M. Armored Forces: History and Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994. 309 p. UG446.5.C54.

Coyle, Harold. Team Yankee: A Novel of World War III. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1987. 313 p. PZ4.C7997Te.

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Dougherty, Martin J. Tanks, Compared & Contrasted: From World War I to the Present Day. London: Amber, 2010. 224 p. UG446.5.D67.

Dupuy, T.N. Attrition: Forecasting Battle Casualties and Equipment Losses in Modern War. Fairfax, VA: HERO, 1990. 176 p. UA19.D86. Loss rates, pp. 78-90.

Dyster, Paul A. "In the Wake of the Tank: The 20th Century Evolution of the Theory of Armored Warfare." PhD dss, Johns Hopkins, 1984. 598 p. UD540.D97.

Forty, George. Tank Action: From the Great War to the Gulf. Stroud, England: Sutton, 1995. 296 p. UG446.5F678.

Fuller, J.F.C. "The Influence of Armor from Alexander to Joan of Arc." Army Quarterly (Apr 1927): pp. 57-68. Per.

Gabel, Christopher R. "Evolution of US Armor Mobility." Military Review (Mar 1984): pp. 14-39. Per.

Gott, Kendall D. Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities. Fort Leavenworth, KS: CSI, 2006. 132 p. U167.5.S7.G58.

Green, Michael, Editor. War Stories of the Tankers: American Armored Combat, 1918 to Today. St. Paul, MN: Zenith, 2008. 319 p. UA30.W37.

Greenhous, Brereton. "Aircraft Versus Armor: Cambrai to Yom Kippur." In Men at War: Politics, Technology, and Innovation in the Twentieth Century. Chicago: Precedent, 1982. pp. 93-118. U42.M43.

Halle, Armin. Tanks: An Illustrated History of Fighting Vehicles. NY: Crescent, 1971. 175 p. UG446.5.H27.

Harris, J.P. & Toase, F.H., editors. Armoured Warfare. NY: St Martin's, 1990. 274 p. UD540.A76. 10 essays.

Helmbold, Robert L. Rates of Advance in Historical Land Combat Operations. Bethesda, MD: US Army Concepts Analysis Agency, 1990. ca 200 p. U166.13H45.

Hoffman, George F., & Starry, Donn A., editors. Camp Colt to Desert Storm: The History of U.S. Armored Forces. Lexington, KY: U KY, 1999. 633 p. UE160.C35. Sixteen essays.

Johnson, David E., et al. In the Middle of the Fight: An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Arroyo Center, 2008. 307 p. UA30.J64.

Kelly, Orr. King of the Killing Zone. NY: Norton, 1989. 286 p. UG466.5.K38.

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Macksey, Kenneth, editor. The Guinness Book of Tank Facts and Feats. Middlesex, England: Guinness, 1972. 240 p. UD570.G84. Compilation of information, historically arranged.

_____. Tank: A History of the Armoured Fighting Vehicle. NY: Scribner, 1974. 160 p. UD570.M22.

_____. Tank Versus Tank: The Illustrated Story of Armored Battlefield Conflict in the Twentieth Century. Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1988. 192 p. UD570.M2249.

McCall, Jack H. "1973 Middle East War - Israeli Recovery Operations." Ordnance (Nov 1987). pp. 51-53. Per.

Morris, Eric. Tanks. London: Octopus, 1975. 144 p. UD570.M57.

Morton, Matthew D. Men on Iron Ponies: The Death and Rebirth of the Modern U.S. Cavalry. DeKalb, IL: No IL U, 2009. 286 p. UA30.M67.

Mountcastle, John W. "Command and Control of Armor Units in Combat." Military Review (Nov 1985): pp. 14-39. Per. Reviews developments since WWI.

Ogorkiewicz, Richard M. "The Evolution of Armored Tactics." Military Review (Feb 1958): pp. 31-39. Per.

_____. Armor: A History of Mechanized Forces. NY: Praeger, 1960. 475 p. UD515.O36.

Record, Jeffrey. "Armored Advance Rates: A Historical Inquiry." Military Review (Sep 1973): pp. 63-72. Per.

Sawicki, James A. Tank Battalions of the US Army. Dumfries, VA: Wyvern Pub, 1983. 427 p. #302-TK.1983. Includes illustrations of unit distinctive insignia.

Smith, Thomas T. "Blitzkrieg: The Myth of Blitz." Infantry (Jul-Aug 90): pp. 28-30. Per. How fast was fast, he asks, charting the actual speed of past fast-paced operations.

Spielberger, Walter J. From Half-Track to Leopard 2: The Complete Illustrated History of the KraussMaffei Ordnance Department. [Translation of Von der Zugmaschine zum Leopard 2 by Theodor W. Fuchs & Walter Spielberger] Munich, Germany: Bernard & Graefe, 1979. 316 p. UG446.5.S65913.

Steadman, Ken. "The Evolution of the Tank in the US Army." Ft. Leavenworth, KS: CSI, 1982. 17 p. UD570.1.S74.

U.S. Army. The Armored School. Officers Advanced Course, 1951-52. Committee 32. "A Tanker's Uniform for a Tanker's Duties." Research report, Fort Knox, KY, Apr 1952. 123 p. UE440.T36.

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U.S. Army Armor Center. This is Armor. Pamphlet 360-2, 1986? 48 p. UD570.1.T447. Tidbits of armor history, insignia evolution, etc., including official branch song.

Weller, Jac. "Tanks in the Middle East." Military Review (May 1976): pp. 11-23. Per.

Zaloga, Steve. M551 Sheridan: US Airmobile Tanks 1941-2001. NY: Osprey, 2009. 48 p. UG446.5.Z335.

Some pertinent papers and collections, MHI Archives: Abrams, Creighton Armor Magazine Armor-4th Armored Division Armor-66th Armored Regiment Bruce, Andrew Christie, J. Walter & J. Edward Chynoweth, Bradford G. Clarke, Bruce C. Crittenberger, Willis Gillem, Alvan C. Howze, Hamilton Howze-Hawkins Family Papers Jarrett, George B. Newton, Henry C. Starry, Donn Ward, Orlando WWI Survey-Tank Corps WWII Survey-1st Armored Division

See also: -Bibliographies on Blitzkrieg in Germany-WWII; and others in Armor.

ARMORED CARS

The American Arsenal: The World War II Official Standard Ordnance Catalog of Small Arms, Tanks, Armored Cars, Artillery... Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1996. 384 p. UC263.A43.

Armored Motor Car Co. Armored Motor Car Co., Detroit, U.S.A.: Builders of War Types of Motor Bodies. Detroit: Armored Motor Car Co., 1916. 40 p. UC374.7.A75.

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Armored School. Development of Armored Vehicles. Ft. Knox, KY: By the School, 1947. UD515.D48. See Vol. 2.

Benson, C.C. "The New Christie, `Model 1940' Tank and Armored Car Combined." Infantry Journal (Sep 1929): pp. 255-61. Per.

Crismon, Fred. U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles. Sarasota, FL: Crestline, 1983. 472 p. UC343.C74. Photos & concise descriptions, plus various historical info. See Chap 4.

Ogorkiewicz, Richard M. "The Case for Armored Cars." Military Review (Sep 1957): pp. 34-37. Per.

Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum. Armoured Cars, 1900-1963. North Wareham, England: By the Corps, 1967. 62 p. UD516.G7.R6.

U.S. Cavalry School. Armored Cars. Fort Riley, KS, 1927. 14 p. UG465.U5.A29.

ARMORED INFANTRY

"Armored Infantry." Military Review (Jun 1945): p. 43. Per. Lessons from Italy, spring 1944.

Bautz, Edward. "The Tank-Infantry Team in an Armored Division." Cavalry Journal (May/Jun 1946): pp. 21-4. Per

Conner, Leo B. "The Employment of Tanks with Infantry." Military Review (Aug 1944): pp. 307-14. Per.

Crockett, James C. "Armored Infantry in Armored Operations." Military Review (Jan/Feb 1943): pp. 22-24. Per.

"Employment of Tanks and Infantry in Normandy: Prepared by G-3 Division, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force." Military Review (Dec 1944): pp. 13-17. Per.

Gerbert, Charles. "Team Work Between Infantry and Tanks." Infantry Journal (Jan/Feb 1936): pp. 86-88. Per.

Hovell, Bergen B. "Armored Infantry is Different." Army (Nov 1958): pp. 49-53. Per.

Infantry School. The Armored Infantry Company and Battalion. S.l: By the School, 1950. 604 p. UD453.A75. "This manual supercedes FM 17-40 (1944) and FM 17-42 (1944).

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