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Belton coopers description of the inadequacies of the m4 sherman tank and the superhuman efforts of maintenance crews to restore damaged ones to combat is very gripping. Oct 18, 2014 rants and death traps posted in the chieftains hatch. The book relates coopers experiences during world war ii and puts forth an argument against the us armys use of the m4 sherman tank during the war. Michael cooper assistant production manager nestle purina. Aug 28, 2000 as a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d armor division, it was belton cooper s job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battledamaged tanks. Gutting murder case moves closer to trial news the. Later, cooper recalled the experience in a book, death traps. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii belton y. Death traps and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Cooper grew up in huntsville and attended the virginia military institute and the university of michigan. Particularly notable is his criticism of the sherman tank and ofgeneral patton.

The pershings delayed production weapons and warfare. And if he is irrelevant, then why would hunicutts books be considered relevant. Police said nancy cooper was at the hospital thursday recovering from. Belton coopers memoir of his world war ii service with the 3rd armored division in europe is a gem. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii is a 1998 memoir by belton y. As a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d armor division, it was belton coopers job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battledamaged tanks.

His laments about shermans being no good against tigers and panthers are questionable, as his unit did not encounter tigers and panthers when he. Read death traps the survival of an american armored division in world war ii by belton y. Death traps the book the true saga of spearhead heroes of a different sort written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham, alabama, and first published in 1998, death traps has received wide acclaim in military circles. He was born in huntsville, alabama on october 4, 1917, son of the late jimmie lou youngblood cooper and george price cooper, jr. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii. This was a heavy armored division that was the tip of the spear of the allied advance across europe. An important contribution to the history of world war ii. Losses of us sherman crew in ww2 sat at around 8% while infantry at %. Police identify man shot to death after playing tennis at tulsa park the investigation into coopers murder is already getting attention from crews producing a national tv. Prosecutors say knifewielding msu instructor killed. Dec 18, 2007 an important contribution to the history of world war ii. Police said nancy cooper was at the hospital thursday recovering from nonlifethreatening injuries. Edward gutting is charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 66yearold marc cooper. The first is what i guess can only be considered a rant, or at least some serious venting, in the tank destroyer board documentation from january 1945, given that i think it unlikely that the note would ever had made it to the person being talked about.

The fourth suspect, said to be a 48yearold man from realize road, barrackpore, was. With a forward by popular historian stephen ambrose and the backing of a major publisher, death traps has become quite well known amongst ww2 history aficionados. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper. Belton youngblood cooper cooper, belton youngblood, age 89, of birmingham, died may 26, 2007.

I would like to know why death traps by belton cooper is considered irrelevant. Rants and death traps posted in the chieftains hatch. It keeps coming up in forum threads as people keep citing it, so i figured i may as well make my position clear in a more formal manner. Fourth suspect held in connection with murder of daniel. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept. According to the probable cause statement, a man later identified by nancy cooper as gutting entered the coopers home through the back door wielding large knife around 7. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii by benton y.

It started with this press clipping in the san antonio light. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. View michael coopers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A fourth man is in custody as police continue their inquiries into the murder of 29yearold daniel cooper. Aug 18, 2016 cooper s wife, nancy, was also injured as police say she fought to get gutting off of her husband. Patton was primarily responsible for delaying the development and production of the m26. Cooper is president of the herman williams company in birmingham. Death traps is a very good memoir by belton cooper. Jul 28, 20 please dont use the 5 m4s 1 panther myth. It is written in the style of a memoir, but it also presents itself as a history of the 3rd armored division, the unit in which cooper served as an ordnance lieutenant. Doughty rn, gong y, cooperdehoff r, johnson j, scholz m.

The technical inferiority of american to german armor in world war ii is well documented and very familiar to. Lacy park murder victim remembered as avid sportsman. His book reflects his frustrations at having to send young, undertrained tank crews out to almost certain death in the face of mark iv, mark v and mark vi german tanks. I read this book immediately after reading spearhead. F, goodarzi mo, grallert h, grarup n, groop l, grove ml, gudnason v. As a member of the 3rd armored division maintenance battalion, he had liaison duties that took him far and wide, so he saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than most anyone. Fbi spokeswoman bridget patton confirmed tuesday that the agency was investigating whether coopers death was a hate crime. Other names that jennifer uses includes jennifer harman. Jennifer cooper kansas city, ks has court records at. Mar 18, 2018 invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper.

Aug 23, 2016 msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to himself, colleagues say. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to himself, colleagues say. In his 1998 book death traps, belton cooper, who was a lieutenant in the 3rd armored division during world war ii, working as a liaison officer for the divisions armor repair units, made the claim that general george s. Coopers room, where he was confined to a wheelchair due to a leg broken from a household fall. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in world war ii, by belton y cooper. The book, commonly found, is wellwritten, an easy read, and provides good insight as to the thinkings and workings of a junior grade ordnance officer in a field unit. Sep 30, 2016 for the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. Death traps the survival of an american armored division. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii, published in 1998. I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of an armored division, with precise details that underline the importance of the work, along with descriptions of how the job was done.

The main theme of the book is that m4 sherman was, as the title implies, a death trap to the men that operated them. When belton cooper was a young boy growing up in huntsville, he dreamed of building the worlds first unsinkable battleship. He was a liaison lieutenant in the 3 rd armor division for the maintenance battalion. For the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. Belton youngblood cooper october 4, 1917 may 26, 2007 served in the reserve. Found deceased mo meshon cooper, 43, johnson county, 6. Death traps and fury fury is a relentlessly grim world war ii movie, and as the source autobiography death traps makes clear, it should be. I have never before been able to learn so much about mai. Written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham. Belton coopers book death traps is a good book about the sherman. Death traps death traps is easily one of the bestknown memoirs of any us junior officer during world war ii, and certainly so for the us armored forces. Lacy park murder victim remembered as avid sportsman, family man. Coopers experiences in the battle to defeat germany.

Weigley, author of eisenhowers lieutenantscooper saw more of the war than most junior officers. Coopers wife, nancy, was also injured as police say she fought to get gutting off of her husband. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to. He saw a lot of battle damage on american tanks from german guns. Davila ja, cabral hj, maskay mh, marcus r, yuan y, chisolm n, belton p, mckeithan l. Jan 30, 2015 death traps and fury fury is a relentlessly grim world war ii movie, and as the source autobiography death traps makes clear, it should be. Police identify man shot to death after playing tennis at tulsa park the investigation into cooper s murder is already getting attention from crews producing a national tv. Rebecca cooper, a very pretty lady, full of southern charm, answered the door. Coopers book, death traps about americas sherman tanks in wwii, and had brought my copy for him to. Kidwells estranged daughter and a cousin told the kansas city star that coopers death was likely a hate crime because kidwell was an avowed white supremacist. Belton cooper was a mechanic during the war, and thus lacked a good overall perspective of the shermans performance.

The survival of an american armored division in world war ii 9780891418146. Rants and death traps the chieftains hatch world of. Kansas city, ks, is where jennifer cooper lives today. Cooper saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than almost. You can enhance belton coopers memory by upgrading beltons public record with words and pictures, signing beltons memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. Jennifer cooper kansas city, ks has court records at mylife. The book itself is called death traps and it refers to the thousands of crew members who died or were injured in sherman tanks because the tank was designed by a committee and it was no match for german panzers with far superior armour and firepower. Cooper served as an ordnance liaison officer of the us 3rd armored division from the invasion of normandy until the end of the war. Jul 06, 2018 the fbi has opened a hate crime investigation into the stabbing death of a kansas woman whose relatives allege the suspect is a white supremacist. The true saga of spearhead heroes of a different sort. Belton was an ordnance officer in the 3rd armored div or spearhead division. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michaels.