This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of the British-made tanks in World War II.
Plagued by unreliable vehicles and poorly thought-out doctrine, the early years of World War II were years of struggle for Britain’s tank corps. Relying on tanks built in the late 1930s, and those designed and built with limited resources in the opening years of the war, they battled valiantly against an opponent well versed in the arts of armoured warfare.
This book is the second of a multi-volume history of British tanks by renowned British armour expert David Fletcher MBE. It covers the development and use of the Matilda, Crusader, and Valentine tanks that pushed back the Axis in North Africa, the much-improved Churchill that fought with distinction from North Africa to Normandy, and the excellent Cromwell tank of 1944–45.
It also looks at Britain's super-heavy tank projects, the TOG1 and TOG2, and the Tortoise heavy assault tank, designed to smash through the toughest of battlefield conditions, but never put into production.
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INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. M3 LIGHT TANK: THE STUART
Chapter 2. M3 MEDIUM TANK: THE GRANT AND LEE
Chapter 3. M4 MEDIUM TANK: THE SHERMAN
Chapter 4. FIREFLY: the 17-POUNDER SHERMAN
Chapter 5. SHERMAN DUPLEX DRIVE
Chapter 6. SHERMAN CRAB FLAIL TANK
Chapter 7. OTHER AMERICAN-BUILT TANKS
Chapter 8. STAGHOUND ARMOURED CAR
Select Bibliography
Index
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This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of the British-made tanks in World War II.
This highly illustrated book will tell the story of the development and operational use of British-made tanks used by the British and Commonwealth armed forces in the Second World War.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472820037
Publisert
2017-08-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
1200 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
280
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