US Armored Doctrine 1919-1942, Part 2.
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Continuing on this series of videos supporting the WW2 Channel, this is part one of a two-part look at how the US Army ended up with the armored force with which it entered combat in North Africa. https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo If you missed part 1... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkJPGGQ4Jk Sources include: Forging the Thunderbolt (Gillie) Men on Iron Ponies (Morton) Greasy Automatons and the Horsey Set (Tedesco) A number of Center of Military History documents to include GHQ Maneuvers 1941 https://history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/70/70-41.html A few other things I've forgotten about, but the above will get you 90% of the way there. Public facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Improved-Computer-And-Scout Car Fund: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat 1939 Cavalry Journal with Polish cavalry article. https://mcoepublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/library/CavalryArmorJournal/1930s/1939Jul-Dec.pdf
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