This is the first volume of David Feltchers work on the design and development of british armour in the second world war leading us from the landships of the great war through the cavalry and infantry tanks of the 1920s and 30s up to the start of the the second war where the british tanks were shown
British Tanks: The Second World War
โ Scribed by Pat Ware
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 128
- Series
- Images of War
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Perhaps the British did not produce the most successful tanks of the Second World War, but they certainly designed an extraordinary range of light, medium and heavy tanks along with many that were adapted for special purposes. This fascinating variety of military machinery is recorded in Pat Wares photographic history. Using a selection of wartime photographs - supported by some modern photographs of preserved vehicles - the book describes the origins of the tank in Britain during the First World War, looks at British tank development during the inter-war period and contrasts this with advances made elsewhere - in Germany, France, the USA and the Soviet Union.
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