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M10 and M36 Tank Destroyers 1942–53
M10 and M36 Tank Destroyers 1942–53
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
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M10 and M36 Tank Destroyers 1942–53 examines the U.S. Army’s distinctive tank‑destroyer doctrine through the life of the M10 3‑inch Gun Motor Carriage—built on the M4A2 Sherman chassis—and its wartime evolution into the M36 90mm Gun Motor Carriage. Placing vehicle design and combat performance in the context of campaigns from North Africa and Italy to the Battle of the Bulge (where the rearmed M36 was one of the few U.S. armored vehicles able to contend with Panther and Tiger tanks), the book links tactical doctrine, technological adaptation and battlefield necessity across the 1942–1953 period.
Presented as a technical and operational reference, the volume combines production history, variant studies and comparisons with contemporary Allied and Axis vehicles with extensive visual material—cutaway drawings, color profiles, markings and camouflage illustrations, line drawings and technical diagrams, plus maps and schematic deployment graphics. Aimed at military historians and modelers, it is non‑fiction military history and technical reference by Steven J. Zaloga; ISBN13 9781841764696.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
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M10 and M36 Tank Destroyers 1942–53
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Non‑fiction; military history and technical reference
Type of Book / Format
Vehicle development and design history
Operational history overview
Weapons / Vehicles (Core Focus)
United States tank destroyer designs
Chassis and turret layout of M10/M36
Armor protection and mobility characteristics of M10/M36
Nations / Forces
Allied forces (U.S. tank destroyer units in World War II)
Theaters of War / Operational Use
Italian campaign (M10 operations in Italy)
Operations / Campaigns (as covered)
Italian campaign operations with U.S. tank destroyer battalions
Branch / Unit Focus
U.S. tank destroyer battalions equipped with M10 and M36
Armored forces / anti‑tank units
Design, Development, and Technical Themes
U.S. tank destroyer concept and doctrine (developmental background)
Production history and variants of M10 and M36
Comparison with contemporary Allied and Axis armored vehicles (within the text’s discussion)
Visual and Reference Features
Cutaway drawings and color profiles of M10 and M36
Markings and camouflage illustrations
Line drawings and technical diagrams
Maps or schematic deployment graphics where relevant within the series format
Subject Matter Keywords
Tank destroyer tactics and employment
Anti‑tank warfare
Self‑propelled guns
U.S. armored vehicles history
Korean War armored fighting vehicles
Military vehicle modeling reference (due to detailed artwork and profiles)
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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