I chose this book because I was interested in what the tank destroyer concept was all about. This book succeeds in explaining the why, the how, what worked and what didn't work. Beyond the technical explanation, the story of the men who manned and fought the Germans with the American tank destroyers. The book includes the post war stories about the PTSD the men experianced. I found it a "hard to put down" book

An interesting story about the 601st Tank destroy Battalion which fought for 546 against the Germans. Fighting from Africa, Sicily, and then through Europe until finally taking down Hitler’s final push. This is a book that relies on stories from survivors, letters, and diaries. The author weaves a tail of men that for many would end up being the coffin but still would stand tall against some of the mightiest German Panzer, Tiger tanks, and some the of their most hardened battle tested units. Not a story of single battles which at times would have been nice but I understand that it would have took away from the main reason for the author wanting to write the. To honor his uncle Lt. Thomas Peter “Tommy” Welch, service which he does. What he also does is honor every single man and there is a roll call and a poem written by one of the men which is at the end of the book. This puts the touch and perspective on the total picture the author wants you as the reader to get. Not just the sacrifice that they gave but to their love ones knowing they were not coming home. As a son of a WWII paratrooper (82nd airborne) I thought the author did a very good job in honoring the 601st and all of the men. A very good book.