American Knights, Victor Failmezger
American Knights, Victor Failmezger
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American Knights
The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion

Author: Victor Failmezger

Narrator: James R. Cheatham

Unabridged: 13 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/10/2024


Synopsis

As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank Destroyer Battalion.

This is the story of the men and machines that made up the very first Tank Destroyer Battalion, the 601st, from their unique training and formation, to the final, desperate battles in the heart of Nazi Germany.

Packed with rare material, letters, and diaries, this is an intense and intimate chronicle of the men who fought the Panzers in an astonishing ten campaigns and 546 days of lethal combat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by patrick on August 25, 2017

An interesting story about the 601st Tank destroy Battalion which fought for 546 against the Germans. Fighting from Africa, Sicily, and then through Europe until finally taking down Hitler’s final push. This is a book that relies on stories from survivors, letters, and diaries. The author weaves a t......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on January 24, 2020

Fantastic and detailed account of a WW2 tank destroyer battalion which saw extensive front line action. The author weaves in many quotes and sections from interviews and letters of the battalion veterans which provide great context to the story as a whole. The author details the development and chan......more

Goodreads review by Brian Donaldson on March 18, 2018

I enjoyed reading more of what my dad experienced as a 601st TD comander. He never would tell us kids much of anything when we asked. My father shipped off from NY to Scotland on the Queen Mary. He was engaged through out all of the 601st's campaigns from North Africa to Germany. He was proud of his......more

Goodreads review by Robert on January 30, 2016

American Knights was clearly a labor of love. The author's quest to learn more about a relative's wartime service resulted in a well-researched glimpse into the life of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion. This unit served with distinction and fought its way from North Africa to Rome to Berchtesgaden......more

Goodreads review by Chris on June 27, 2018

Interesting topic but for some reason never seemed to delve into the actual on the battlefield strategy of how to kill German tanks with (the usually outgunned) tank killers. More of a battalion history than anything.......more