Belton Cooper - Death Traps

Normandie Album Memorial: 6 June-22 Aug 1944. Editions Heimal.

Scott, Wesley W Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things. Detroit: Chrysler Corp., 1946.

Weigley, Rüssel F. Eisenhower’s Lieutenants. Bloomington, Ind.: University Press, 1981.

Written by the men of the Third Armored Division. Spearhead in the West: The Third Armored Division.

Frankfurt am Main: Schwanheim, 1945.

Zumbro, Ralph. Tank Aces: Stories of American Combat Tankers. New York: Pocket Books, 1997.

“AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II… 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.”

“As an alumnus of the 3rd, I eagerly awaited this book’s coming out since I heard of its release… and the wait and the book have both been worth it…. Cooper is a very polished writer, and the book is very readable. But there is a certain quality of ‘you are there’ many other memoirs do not seem to have….

Nothing in recent times—ridge-running in Korea, firebases in Vietnam, or even the one hundred hours of Desert Storm—pressed the ingenuity and resolve of American troops… like WWII. This book lays it out better than any other recent effort, and should be part of the library of any contemporary warrior.”

“Cooper’s writing and recall of harrowing events is superb and engrossing. Highly recommended.”

“This detailed story will become a classic of WWII history and required reading for anyone interested in armored warfare.”

Presido Press

BALLANTINE BOOKS • NEW YORK

A Presidio Press Book

Published by The Random House Publishing Group

Copyright © 1998 by Belton Y. Cooper

First Mass Market Edition: May 2003