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Armor Attacks: The Tank Platoon: An Interactive Exercise in Small-unit Tactics and Leadership Kindle Edition

by John F. Antal (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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“Extremely clever . . . part tactical decision game (TDG), part combat adventure page turner, and part The Defense of Duffer’s Drift.” —Capt. Randall P. Newman, USMC

In this unique, interactive story, you are the leader of a U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank platoon. Throughout the text, you’ll have an opportunity to make life-or-death decisions, and the events that unfold will be dictated by the choices you make. As you progress through the book, you’ll learn important tactical and operational lessons. Whether or not you are—or want to be—a tank platoon leader, you’ll find this book both highly entertaining and instructive.

There are two operations to survive—an assault and a counter-reconnaissance mission. In each you must bring your knowledge and judgment to bear on the scenario in order to achieve the objective. If you choose wrong, defeat and even death may be your fate. If you succeed, you can savor the taste of victory and live to fight another day. The scenarios are highly realistic, and there are maps and appendices with detailed specifications of the hardware involved to help you make informed decisions.

Written before Operation Desert Storm and published in 1991, Armor Attacks may feature military technology that’s dated by today’s standards—but the need for human leadership and effective, rapid decision-making has not changed. Armor Attacks was recognized as an invaluable teaching tool by United States Military Academy, West Point and was used to teach cadets the essential skills of leadership, decision-making, and tactics—a decade of USMA leaders trained with this book. To supplement the original text, this new edition includes the West Point instructor reference guide, which explains and amplifies the teaching points of each scenario encountered.
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"An entertaining, educational, and involving look into the world of an armor officer, and yes, you do indeed decide how the book plays out... and find it strikes a good balance of believability, tactics, and storyline."
John “Spoons” Sponauer on SimHQ.com

“For those of you who enjoy war games, but want something with a little more detail, a little more realistic, for one player and does not involve downloading a game into a computer, this is the book for you. I really enjoyed the story and the feeling of truly being in control of the battlefield.”
M. Valdivielso

“This concise book is like a choose-your-own adventure, placing you in the boots of fictional Second Lieutenant Jeager, who's arrived to lead an M1A1 Abrams armor platoon in the sands of a likewise-fictional battlefield...and Antal's insights were rewarding to read.”
J. Gillespie

"An extremely clever, curious, and innovative fictional form that is part tactical decision game (TDG), part combat adventure page turner, and part The Defense of Duffer’s Drift.”
Capt Randall P. Newman, USMC

"Antal provides a thought-provoking exercise in small-unit leadership and tactics that is a 20th Century Duffer's Drift... and is well worth adding to the bookshelves of those who read ARMOR, and anyone interested in small unit leadership and tactics."
ARMOR Magazine

About the Author

John Antal is a soldier, military historian, and leadership expert. He served 30 years in the US Army as a combat arms officer, senior staff officer, and commander. He has commanded units from platoon level through regiment and served on corps and multinational staffs. In his post-Army career he has become a video game producer, military consultant and author of thirteen books and hundreds of articles on military and leadership subjects.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08M2RXX1R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Casemate (August 31, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 65384 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 545 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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John Antal is a Soldier, historian, author, leadership development expert and master storyteller. In one of his many books or in a single session, John will teach you how to improve your leadership and raise your team's effectiveness. He has published fourteen books and hundreds of magazine articles on military history, military technology, and leadership topics. John served thirty years in the US Army and retired from the US Army as a Colonel. He is Airborne and Ranger qualified and commanded tank and cavalry units. In his post-Army career, John has become a successful author, magazine correspondent and editor, video game producer, military consultant, film personality, public speaker, radio talk show host, explainer-integrator, journalist and leadership coach. He has been awarded the prestigious Draper Leadership Award, the Silver Order of Saint George Medal, and numerous military medals including three separate awards of the Legion of Merit. In October 2017, John was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation (CVC) by Congressman Sam Johnson of Texas. In short, John's life purpose is to develop leaders and inspire service.

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Good book but arrived damaged
Got this book for my husband. He loves the content, no complaints there. But it DID come with pretty significant damage to the top portion of the book. For how expensive it was to buy a print copy, that was disappointing.
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Rick J Sr
5.0 out of 5 stars Leadership - Lifelong Learning
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
Three decades ago, I selected Armor Attacks as the focal point of my program of instruction at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. My experience told me that this book was, and is, the ideal tool to train young minds who will soon lead our Army. All leaders must make decisions - whether military or civilian - to gain objectives, to progress in one’s chosen profession and to master one’s destiny, you must make tough decisions. Armor Attacks is your primer. Written for military leaders, the scenarios are based on an Army tank platoon. If you’re not military, accept this challenge and become immersed in a new and unknown environment. This will broaden your skills and teach you to think through to viable solutions. In addition, you will receive feedback as to the best path forward. This will be tough-thinking for every young leader. Buy it, read it, and get on the lifelong path to being a better leader.
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Shawn F. Graves
5.0 out of 5 stars Another John Antal Great
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
In life - situations (military & civilian) are dynamic, fast paced and often dangerous. To win - Teams must be led by strong, dedicated, trained, adaptable, and caring Leaders. This interactive book builds the foundations required for America's current and future decision makers. Our equipment and missions will change - but the foundations (on which we build) taught by John Antal will Always provide the basis on which we sustain and protect our great Country.
If these words describe you or where you are headed - buy & read this book Now!
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Laura
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but arrived damaged
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2021
Got this book for my husband. He loves the content, no complaints there. But it DID come with pretty significant damage to the top portion of the book. For how expensive it was to buy a print copy, that was disappointing.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but arrived damaged
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2021
Got this book for my husband. He loves the content, no complaints there. But it DID come with pretty significant damage to the top portion of the book. For how expensive it was to buy a print copy, that was disappointing.
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DRS
1.0 out of 5 stars It reminds me of Ambrose - glamorization
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022
When I served my four years of active duty, one of my duty station was in Fort Bliss, one of the hottest driest places in North America. I spent years in the desert as a cav scout, I know EXACTLY what it is like to operate in the desert in an armor unit. The guy who wrote this book does not. He's a tourist at best. You don't get dust in your food, as an example. You know all those pictures of people covered in dust? Those are worst case pictures. You don't eat in those conditions. That's something a tourist would think. He also glamorizes war in the same way the goof ball wannabe Ambrose does. His flowery fictions have the leaders as the heroes (and of course that hero is our fearless author). It's not good, people, and realistic despite some technical accuracy stolen right from the pages of The Soldier's Manual.
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Marc-anton Andre
5.0 out of 5 stars Spielerei für große Kinder
Reviewed in Germany on November 18, 2020
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Der Leserspieler (oder umgekehrt) fährt mit seinem Panzerzug in den Kampfeinsatz und geht entweder als Sieger hervor oder wird abgeknallt. Wegen des realen Hintergrunds ist es keine Fantasy sondern ernst gemeint. Natürlich ist das eher eine Spielerei als Teil einer Ausbildung. Aber es macht großen Spaß und verkraftet den Vergleich mit den deutschen Tiger- und Pantherfibeln, wobei diese sich mehr auf die technische Beherrschung konzentrierten und hier taktischer Einsatz gefragt ist. Ich habe es schon in den 90ern als Buch besessen, und die Umsetzung auf Kindle ist eine große Erleichterung, zumal es sehr textlastig und ausschließlich auf Englisch ist. Eine deutsche Übersetzung wäre da wünschenswert.
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2.0 out of 5 stars interesting idea but...
Reviewed in Germany on June 16, 2022
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Was very much looking forward to this. An interesting idea, but I found the writing style failed to immerse me in the story.
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