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    Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis: France 1940

    By Steven J. Zaloga and Richard Chasemore

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    The Battle of France in 1940 involved the first large-scale tank-against-tank battles in history. The massive clashes at Stonne, Hannant, and Gembloux involved hundreds of tanks on both sides, yet have faded from memory due to the enourmity of the French defeat. This book examines two of the premier opposing tanks of the Wehrmacht and the French Army, the German PzKpfw IV and the French Char B1 bis. With a complete history of the design, development, and deployment of these armoured fighting vehicles, the story of these great battles is once again brought to life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateDec 20, 2011
    ISBN9781780962306
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    Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis: France 1940
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    Steven J. Zaloga

    Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

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    • 4/5
      Another typically excellent piece by Zaloga as he puts the tactical & technical failures of the French mechanized units into context, versus their German counterparts, with the battle at Stonne involving the the 3rd DCR and the 10th Panzer Division being the climax of this study.
    • 5/5
      Excellent detail about the debacle of the French in 1940
    • 5/5
      Excellent material - well analyzed, very interesting facts and statistics!
    • 5/5
      Osprey's Duel series usually doesn't quite work. Warfare is not about the Transformers one-on-one battle the Duel concept evokes and falsely propagates. Steve Zaloga fortunately breaks with the usual Osprey presentation and offers an excellent short introduction to the pre-WWII armor evolution. He expertly combines the findings of Karl-Heinz Frieser (which the author manages three times to misspell Freiser!) with French hagiographies to their armored troops. Contra Frieser, Zalonga shows that the Char B1's fuel consumption was not that much worse (even better) than the Panzer IV. The German fueling advantage came from better logistics and using common car fuel. Tactically, the Char B1 suffered from overtasking its crew which crippled the performance of its superior armament. The Germans had the better concept and more experience in handling tanks on the move and in battle.While both Char B1 and Panzer IV were the most powerful tanks of their respective forces, they were far from typical for the 1940 battle of France. Panzer IV constituted only around ten percent of the tanks deployed, the Char B1 even under ten percent. The light tanks Renault 35, Hotchkiss 35/39 and Pz II were much more numerous. They also feature prominently in the Duel action vignette of Stonne.Overall, a highly recommended title, with the usual Öspryu caveat: Osprey sucks at foreign languages, the casualties range from typos to bizarre misspellings and word creations. The walking wounder of the British education system spread their ignorance among an unsuspecting public.