Tank Destroyer Achilles and M10: British Army Anti-Tank Units Western Europe 1944-1945 (Tank Craft), by Dennis Oliver. (ISBN 978-1526741905, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk. Soft Cover, 64 pages, illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white, 2019, $22.95)
In this heavily illustrated volume in the TankCraft series, Dennis Oliver focuses on the Achilles — the British variant of the American M10 — that was one of the most important Allied tank destroyers of WWII. It played a key role in the armored battles fought on the Western Front, in particular in France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Italy.
Built on an adapted Sherman chassis, with sloped armor, an open-topped turret and powerful 17-pounder gun, it was designed to counter the threat posed by…
