The U.S. Army's separate armored battalions fought in obscurity by comparison with the flashy armored divisions, but they carried the heavier burden in the grim struggle against the Axis in World War II. The battalions participated in every armored amphibious assault that the army conducted. They did most of the bloody work in Italy, made vital contributions in France, and constituted the entire effort in the Pacific.
Chapter 1. General McNair's Offspring
Chapter 3. Beachheads and Mountains
Chapter 4. The Battle for Rome
Chapter 6. Saipan: Bookend to Normandy
Chapter 8. The Bocage: A School of Very Hard Knocks
Chapter 10. Hitting the West Wall
Chapter 11. Hitler's Last Gamble
Chapter 14. The Philippines: Back to Where It Began
Chapter 15. Okinawa: The Last Battlefield
Chapter 16. A Mission Accomplished and Legacy Secured
Appendix A: Battalion Profiles
Appendix B: Separate Armored Battalions by Campaign