Dare All Dangers: The 741st Tank Battalion in World War II, D-Day to Ve-Day

Dare All Dangers chronicles the 741st Tank Battalion during World War II. The book stands as more than a narrative history of the battalion, though it recounts the grim facts and figures. It is the story of men in mortal danger, a testament to their ability to maintain a sense of their humanity while enduring combat and all its shuddering horrors.

The 741st waged a grueling war that began on D-Day when twenty-seven of its amphibious tanks sank, and hapless crewmen perished in the frigid wat...