I have never before been able to learn so much about mai. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii english edition ebook. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii pdf for free category. It keeps coming up in forum threads as people keep citing it, so i figured i may as well make my position clear in a more formal manner. May 26, 2007 rebecca cooper, a very pretty lady, full of southern charm, answered the door. Aug 28, 2000 as a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d armor division, it was belton cooper s job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battledamaged tanks. Belton coopers description of the inadequacies of the m4 sherman tank and the superhuman efforts of maintenance crews to restore damaged ones to combat is very gripping. Cooper even referred to them as death traps, with a loss rate in his own 3rd armored division of over 580 percent, while. Tiger tank ebook by marcus cowper 9781472812964 rakuten. Cooper s experiences in the battle to defeat germany.
The united states world war 2 main battle tank, the m4 sherman was obsolete by 1944. Cooper saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Over 52,000 copies have been sold, and a third printing is set for 2006. While the gi grapevine isnt 100% accurate it captures the feelings and beliefs of the armored infantry and tankers who fought and died in the sherman. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii is a 1998 memoir by belton y. Jan 03, 2016 i have recently read belton coopers memoir death traps and generally liked it but i would like to make a couple of remarks on it. I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of an armored division, with precise details that underline the importance of the work, along with descriptions of how the job was done. Death traps is a very good memoir by belton cooper. Death traps, the survival of an american armored division. I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of. Cooper served as an ordnance liaison officer of the us 3rd armored division from the invasion of normandy until the end of the war. Coopers book, death traps about americas sherman tanks in wwii, and had brought my copy for him to. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii ebook written by belton y.
Apr 29, 2003 the book itself is called death traps and it refers to the thousands of crew members who died or were injured in sherman tanks because the tank was designed by a committee and it was no match for german panzers with far superior armour and firepower. Booktopia has death traps, the survival of an american armored division in world war ii by belton y. I have recently read belton coopers memoir death traps and generally liked it but i would like to make a couple of remarks on it. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii, published in 1998. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in world war ii ebook.
When belton cooper was a young boy growing up in huntsville, he dreamed of building the worlds first unsinkable battleship. Cooper, an ordenance officer in the us 3rd armoured division, across the west european campaign of wwii and as such fills a very important gap in. Apr 29, 2003 in a downtoearth style, death traps tells the compelling story of one man s assignment to the famous 3rd armored division that spearheaded the american advance from normandy into germany. Cooper served as an ordnance officer with the forward elements and was responsible for coordinating the recovery and repair of damaged american tanks.
Cooper, an ordenance officer in the us 3rd armoured division, across the west european campaign of wwii and as such fills a. The sherman had the second highest crew survivability of any ww2 tank second only to the mk vii churchill. Death traps an important contribution to the history of world war ii. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii ebook. It is this insight that makes this book so valuable. The book, commonly found, is wellwritten, an easy read, and provides good insight as to the thinkings and workings of a junior grade ordnance officer in a field unit.
Cooper is president of the herman williams company in birmingham, alabama, where he lives with his wife, rebecca. Death traps ebook king county library system bibliocommons. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in world war ii ebook by. Death traps available for download and read online in other formats. Cooper, 9780891418146, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Read death traps the survival of an american armored division in world war ii by belton y. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the armored thunderbolt, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Stephen sewell, armor magazine coopers writing and recall of harrowing. Belton cooper speaks for those who didnt make it back. Losses of us sherman crew in ww2 sat at around 8% while infantry at %. Death traps is the fiction, military, action, thriller and adventure novel which plots the story of the retired army officer cooper. His stories are vivid, enlightening, full of lifeand of pain, sorrow, horror, and. Ii, where his units central task lay in the the immediate, postbattle recovery of those knockedout m4 shermans which could be repaired in the field, and the marking for the salvage teams of those brewedup m4s tanker speak for catastrophic battle damage resulting in fire which could not. With a forward by popular historian stephen ambrose and the backing of a major publisher, death traps has become quite well known amongst ww2 history aficionados. Belton y cooper cooper saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than almost anyone. Death traps ebook san antonio public library bibliocommons.
The survival of an american armored division in world war ii belton y. In a downtoearth style, death traps tells the compelling story of one mans assignment to the famous 3rd armored division that spearheaded the american advance from normandy into germany. The panther tank hitlers t34 killer ebook by anthony tuckerjones. His book reflects his frustrations at having to send young, undertrained tank crews out to almost certain death in the face of mark iv, mark v and mark vi german tanks. Cooper was an ordnance officer with the 3d armored division in w. Death traps the book the true saga of spearhead heroes of a different sort written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham, alabama, and first published in 1998, death traps has received wide acclaim in military circles. Because eyewitness accounts are always 100% correct and should be take at face value. Death traps, the survival of an american armored division in.
For the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. Belton coopers book death traps is a good book about the sherman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read death traps. Coopers room, where he was confined to a wheelchair due to a leg broken from a household fall. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii.
His stories are vivid, enlightening, full of lifeand of pain, sorrow, horror, and triumph. Belton was an ordnance officer in the 3rd armored div or spearhead division. Buy a discounted paperback of death traps online from. Sep 30, 2016 for the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. If you read death traps you understand the tone of the movie as well as why the eponymous tank is named fury. Belton cooper was a mechanic during the war, and thus lacked a good overall perspective of the shermans performance. Cooper pdf death traps is the military, fiction, action and adventure novel which plots the story of the retired. Coopers experiences in the battle to defeat germany. Later, cooper recalled the experience in a book, death traps.
It was a literal death trap for the crews manning it. He served in the unit responsible for recovering damaged and destroyed tanks. Death traps by cooper, belton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book relates coopers experiences during world war ii and puts forth an argument against the us armys use of the m4 sherman tank during the war. Dec 18, 2007 his stories are vivid, enlightening, full of lifeand of pain, sorrow, horror, and triumph. Rebecca cooper, a very pretty lady, full of southern charm, answered the door.
Buy a discounted paperback of death traps online from australias leading online bookstore. Belton cooper makes it seem as though to go to battle in a sherman meant certain death. But the wikipedia article on the film mentions it was inspired by death traps, the autobiography of maintenance company officer belton y cooper. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having. Death traps is a reliable source because it is an eyewitness account. Death traps by belton cooper is a memoir of his us army service in world war 2. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii by belton y. About death traps an important contribution to the history of world war ii. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in. Death traps the survival of an american armored division. Death traps death traps is easily one of the bestknown memoirs of any us junior officer during world war ii, and certainly so for the us armored forces.
Jan 29, 2015 invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper. Cooper served with united state armys 3rd armored division fighting the germans in 19441945. His laments about shermans being no good against tigers and panthers are questionable, as his unit did not encounter tigers and panthers when he. Belton youngblood cooper october 4, 1917 may 26, 2007 served in the reserve. Written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham, alabama, and first published in 1998, death traps has received wide acclaim in military circles. Cooper random house publishing group, dec 18, 2007 history 384 pages. The very idea that he promotes that you disregard an eyewitness account should be suspect to you. He was there, he lived through it, he wrote about it. The book itself is called death traps and it refers to the thousands of crew members who died or were injured in sherman tanks because the tank was designed by a committee and it was no match for german panzers with far superior armour and firepower. Written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham, alabama, and first published in 1998, death traps has received wide acclaim in. Invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper. An important contribution to the history of world war ii. Ambrose from his foreword in a downtoearth style, death traps tells the compelling story of one mans assignment to the famous 3rd armored division that spearheaded the american advance from normandy into germany. Ambrose from his foreword in a downtoearth style, death traps tells the.
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