The ending of a book...

[Kraxis]

Is it a good book? The sequence you mentioned sounds interesting.

Ohh yes... It is really good. It is highly convincing in that the Abrams and Leopard IIs are evenly matched and it is generally down to the individual commander and the situation for a victory.
It is written by a former tank commander (I believe) so he has the right info on most stuff. Such as a Bradley commander taking a small bucket-shower in the infantry compartment and the equipment of the American forces from all branches (though the armoured components recieve the most attention).
The central figure is the commander of an armoured Battalion, and a close confident of the Corps commander.

He has also written a similar book called Team Yankee about a hot Nato-Warsaw Pact war at the end of the 80s. But unlike The Ten Thousand it is centered around a company sized team (Team Yankee) and its commander.

Both are well worth the read for people who want to feel what complicated warfare in Europe could possible be like.

Oh yeah, his name is Harold Coyle.