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Osprey's "Pz. IV vs Char B1 bis"
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Posted: Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 10:28 AM UTC
Bill Cross reviews Steven J. Zaloga's new book "Panzer IV vs Char B1 Bis: France 1940" published by Osprey Publications.



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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 09:58 AM UTC
Glad to see that book reviews are hot reads, LOL!
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 - 11:42 AM UTC
This volume is a nice little read, doesn't condemn the French tankers and is a very nice preview to "What if"
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 04:31 AM UTC
That's a good point, Dave. The French tanks get a bad rap by many historians, when actually they fought well when utilized properly. The real shortcoming was the lack of training and the dispersion of the tanks into infantry divisions rather than grouping them together against the German armored spearheads. Had the French employed full-blown armored divisions, and used them to blunt the German attacks through Belgium, then history might have been very different.
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