Military History |
Author: Robert P. Wettemann Jr.
| Reviewed by: Colonel William Phillips, US Army (retired), assistant professor, Department of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Operations, US Army Command and General Staff College
©2026 William Phillips
Improvised weapons and battlefield creativity take center stage in
Rhino Tanks and Sticky Bombs, Robert P. Wettemann Jr.’s tribute to the ingenuity of American GIs during World War II. From modifying tanks to crafting makeshift explosives, soldiers turned innovation into survival and success. This compelling account reveals how necessity and resourcefulness shaped the outcome of history’s most devastating conflict.
Keywords: World War II, technological history, ingenuity, Great Depression