Forging the Anvil: Combat Units in the Us, British, and German Infanteries of World War II

by G. Stephen Lauer

It has long been accepted wisdom that Germany's infantrymen possessed superior tactical ability relative to their Anglo-American adversaries in World War II. Now, drawing on newly available information, Stephen Lauer unpacks that assumption, exploring the conscription, classification, and training methods of the US, British, and German infantries from 1919 through 1945. How did conscripted citizens become foot soldiers willing to fight, and even die,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626379580
• ISBN13: 9781626379589
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 463 Pages