Steel Thunder on the Eastern Front Paul L. Hewitt Patrick White wanted to be

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Steel Thunder on the Eastern Front Paul L. Hewitt Patrick White wanted to beThe role of artillery on the Eastern Front should not be underestimated. While dashing aerial battles waged overhead and panzers and T 34s rumbled across the vast steppes, it was the artillery that rained down the most destruction. Steel Thunder takes the reader deep into the action, illuminating the massive array of weapons that were constructed by both sides in an effort to literally smash their enemy into the earth. From light artillery pieces that