US Army Sherman Tank operation / Platoon manual – Firing – Tactics – Beautiful sketches / drawings / plates – Tank warfare – 1945

This rare and official US Army FM 17-20 Tank Platoon manual is the U.S. Army’s 1945 field manual for tank platoon operations, produced at the end of World War II and based on wartime experience. It lays out how tank platoons were organized, how they were expected to move and fight, and how crews and leaders were trained to operate under combat conditions. The focus is practical and direct, reflecting doctrine meant to be used in the field rather than written for later analysis. For readers interested in armored warfare, military history, or period-correct doctrine, the manual offers a clear look at how the Army understood tank combat at the platoon level in 1945. It shows how tactics, command, communication, and coordination were taught at the time, making it useful for study, reference, or historical research without modern interpretation layered on top..Rare and very useful WW2 Tank manual for your USA WW2 collection!See also my other interesting WW2 USA items that I have on offer on catawiki!