This is a beautiful hard-bound book for only having 127 pages in it but they pack of information in those pages. Harry Yeide's book covers the history of the American tank and the crews that manned them throughout World War II. It begins with the history of the armored battalions. This chapter covers the organizational development of armored doctrine and combat history in all theaters of operation during World War II. The majority of chapters cover light, medium and amphibious tanks as well as special variants including assault guns and mortar carriers. All main battle tanks from the Stuart variants, M24 Chaffee, M3 Lee series, the famous M4 Sherman tank and the M26 Pershing are covered. . . . Another chapter is dedicated to the tank crews. This was my favorite chapter as it covers the crew's living conditions with excerpts from these men during combat. The final chapter covers supporting elements of tank units that are rarely documented in most books. It mentions half-tracks, weasels, trucks, tank retrievers and the venerable Jeep. . . . The color and black/white pictures are of excellent quality with some that tell a very riveting story themselves.

-- Kent Kirkpatrick, "Internet Modeler"

The book is not an in depth review of each vehicle or piece of equipment. You could, and many people have, written whole books on each of the subject matters that Harry Yeide has touched upon. However; what Harry Yeide has done is to bring the subject together in a logical framework that is not only succinct, but conveys the points he is trying to make. Each section flows with a rhythm that builds on the previous knowledge. It can best be described as the following cycle: initial idea, fielding, combat, lessons learned, new/refined concept, new fielding, etc. This follows the natural learning cycle of humans and armed forces around the world. Even the sidebars that the author includes do not subtract from the chapter, but help enhance each one with new understandings on how things worked back then. The book is well written and amply illustrated from a variety of sources including stills from cinematic film....

-- Richard N. Story, "Armchair General"

In early May 1945, the roar of powerful engines and the clatter of steel tracks announced the presence of some ninety-one U.S. Army tank battalions amidst the ruins of Hitler’s European empire. Sixteen mighty armored divisions accounted for forty-eight of them, while forty-three separate tank battalions supported the infantry divisions. Another thirteen separate tank, seven amphibian tank, and twenty-three amphibian tractor battalions baked under the Pacific sun, below which the Empire of Japan fought on, unaware that it was only two terrible flashes of killing energy from its own demise. Considering that a half decade earlier neither an Armored Force nor a standardized tank battalion had even existed, these facts offered both testimony to the inspiring can-do spirit of America and a sobering message to the world about the perils of rousing that people to great anger.
Weapons of the Tankers"offers a concise history of the U.S. Armored Force in the Pacific, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and European theaters of operations during World War II and a close look at the equipment the men used in battle. The work looks at tank, amphibian tank, and amphibian tractor battalions, illustrated by some 250 color and black and white photos.