captaxe Posted September 12, 2012 Share #1 Posted September 12, 2012 Had this on the shelf for a while and I thought it was worth sharing. "Voo Doo" was the code name for the 81st Tank Battalion of the 5th Armored Division; Dog denotes D Company. This is an uncatalogued history of D Company. It is about 40 pp. and has some great detail in it. What is unusual about it (outside of it's rarity) is the fact that it is illustrated with actual photos (not printed photos, as in most books) of each tank crew of the different platoons of the Company, and lists each crew member by name. Someone went to a lot of trouble to print, cut and glue the crew photos into the history; I can't imagine there are too many of these out there. I have two other histories (one a unit history of a 100th Division Artillery battalion and another a history of a Fall 1944 battle fought by the 2nd Armored Division) that are also illustrated with actual photos, but I love this one because it shows the individual tankers just after the close of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommymonkey192 Posted September 12, 2012 Share #9 Posted September 12, 2012 What a rare treasure. Not only is it a company level unit history but it's also that of a Stuart tank company! I'm envious! In a WWII tank battalion D Company was the light tank company equipped with M5A1 Stuarts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted September 12, 2012 Share #10 Posted September 12, 2012 I am "emotions-proof" when it comes to the AFVs, but this time, seeing this kind of historical material, I have to say -- The Revelation! :thumbsup: I like the Stuarts very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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