Adam Makos - Lándzsahegy

From the author of the international bestseller Above the Starry Sky comes another unforgettable story about an American tank gunner's journey to the heart of the Third Reich, where his fate is decided by an iconic tank battle - during which a special bond is forged between him and his enemy.
When Clarence Smoyer receives a new assignment - the gunner's post on a Sherman tank - his teammates discover that the gentle giant from Pennsylvania has a hidden talent: a born marksman and marksman.
At first, Clarence and his teammates believe that the tanks of the legendary 3rd Armored Division - the "Vanguard" - are invincible. But then they meet the German Panther, whose weapon is so powerful that it can easily penetrate a Sherman and hit the next one. The picture is soon clear: the tank that moves in front is always hit.
After Clarence watches his comrades get slaughtered during the second line of defense and while trying to hold the line during the Ardennes Offensive, he and his team are given a weapon with which they can avenge all their fallen comrades: this weapon is the high-tech Pershing supertank.
It doesn't take much, and they are filled with the terrifying and horrifying feeling that they will now be the ones to shoot the front lines at every attack - they will now be the ones to take down everything and everyone. So it turns out that Clarence finds himself transformed from a corporal to the leader of the entire American army, leading his huge army in the fight for Cologne, the "fortress of Germany" during the height of the war in Europe.
Fighting through the ruins, Clarence confronts the Panther again and they engage in a deadly duel, immortalized by the recording of an army cameraman. The fire of the Panther was none other than the teenager Gustav Schaefer, who was sent with his team on a suicide mission to stop the Americans.
As Clarence and Gustav engage in a firefight, the tragic mistake of war strikes them as a surprise. And what follows will haunt Clarence until the modern day, drawing him back to Cologne to do the unthinkable and face his enemy one last time.