The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. The Valentine first saw combat during Operation Compass in November 1941 and remained one of the main medium tanks in British service into 1943. As the Churchill became more prevalent the Valentine was relegated to specialist and tank-destroyer variants, which would remain in service in the Far East to the end of the war. This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield. Although widely regarded today as one of the weaker tanks to be fielded during the war, it was exceptionally numerous, with more Valentines produced than any other British tank.
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The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield.
Introduction /Development /Production /Operational History /Bibliography /Index
A highly illustrated study of the most important British tank of World War II, which will sell to tank enthusiasts, modellers, wargamers and all those interested in British military history.
This title is constantly requested by Osprey's readers and fills a significant gap in our World War II tank coverage.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472813756
Publisert
2016-04-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
164 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Bruce Newsome, Ph.D., is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of California Berkeley. He consulted to governments on defense acquisitions while at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. His publications include: Making Tanks: How Britain Required, Design, and Produced the Best and Worst of Tanks, 1918-1945 (2015); Homeland Security (2015); Security and Risk Management (2014); Made, Not Born: Why Some Soldiers are Better than Others (2007). Henry Morshead is a design consultant in the European automotive and aerospace sectors, with clients including Jaguar, Bentley, Citroën and Airbus. He is also a technical sponsor of the Bloodhound supersonic car, contributing digital surfacing and design services. A former officer in the Royal Engineers and illustrator for Jane's, he maintains a keen interest in the design and use of military land and air vehicles.