Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1914 1939
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Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1914 1939
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Author : Richard Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-04-06
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1914 1939 written by Richard Taylor and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-06 with History categories.
This is the first volume in a three-volume illustrated history of the evolution of armored manoeuvre warfare in the British army, covering the period from 1914 until 1939. Author Dick Taylor’s tour de force covers the evolution of the tank and armored cars in response to the specific conditions created by trench warfare, the history of the use of tanks during the war, as well as the critical period between the wars in which the tank was both refined and neglected. He also looks in detail at the amalgamations and mechanization of the horsed cavalry which led to the formation of the Royal armored Corps in 1939. His detailed and absorbing narrative covers the social and human aspects of the story as well as the technology, and explains how the nation that invented and first fielded the tank in 1916 struggled to maintain the lead after the Armistice.
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1939 1945
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Author : Dick Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-10-21
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1939 1945 written by Dick Taylor and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-21 with History categories.
The second volume in Dick Taylor’s three-volume illustrated history of the evolution of armored maneuver warfare in the British army covers the period of the Second World War, in which the tank came of age and developed into the principal land weapon of decision. He describes how, during the first half of the war, the British army came close to disaster from the armored warfare perspective and how the bitter lessons of failure were learned in time to deliver success in 1944 and 1945. As well as providing a fascinating overview of the tactical use of armor during the main campaigns, he considers such much-neglected aspects as the role of training and organization, officer selection and recruitment, and the mechanization of other arms. His wide-ranging book also features extensive, well-laid-out tables giving key information about British armor during this period. This expert account quotes heavily from the vivid recollections of soldiers who served in armor, and is not afraid to criticize as well as praise.
British Battle Tanks
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Author : David Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-23
British Battle Tanks written by David Fletcher and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-23 with History categories.
A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the first British tanks, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of their introduction, during World War I.
Against Odds
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Author : Dominick Graham
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1999-03-15
Against Odds written by Dominick Graham and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-15 with History categories.
Professor Graham compares the performance of the British Army in the two world wars. He identifies as a source of failure in the First World War, Sir Douglas Haig's inability to adopt appropriate operations for his chosen strategy, or suitable tactics for the operations. Montgomery usually avoided that mistake in the Second World War. Graham draws upon his own experience of combat to help the reader make a connection between the orders given to corps and their effect on small units.
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1945 2020
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Author : RICHARD. TAYLOR
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1945 2020 written by RICHARD. TAYLOR and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
A New Excalibur
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Author : A J Smithers
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1986-01-01
A New Excalibur written by A J Smithers and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with History categories.
The idea of a mobile strong-point, out of which the tank developed, probably occurred to most minds after our first experience of attacking strongly entrenched positions; I first heard it suggested by an Intelligence Corps officer as early as the Battle of the Aisne....the suggestion of using the 'Caterpillar tractor, which has been experimented with at Aldershot in 1914, immediately arose....but it was so obvious a development that it must have occurred simultaneously in many regiments and staff messes.' Thus stated Jphn Charteris, Sir Douglas Haig's Director of Military Intelligence Obvious development it may have been, but the birth and infancy of the tank were nevertheless weighed down by the by a truly remarkable burden of handicaps in which the endeavour to solve the enormous number of technical problems which the construction of such a vehicle presented at times to pale into insignificance compared with the endless squabbles between the headstrong band of 'midwives' and 'monthly nurses' who gathered in it's nursery. It is essentially upon this ill-associated bunch of intevnters, engineers, soldiers and politicians which Jack Smithers concentrates on this fascinating study of the vehicle which was born out of the stalemate of the Western Front in the First World War. As is inevitable in almost any work of history set in the first half of the century , the figure of Winston Churchill looms large in the foreground, but the role that he played in this instance is remarkable even by his standard when it is remembered that at the crucial time he was First Lord of the Admiralty and theoretically had nothing to do with warfare on land. Foremost amongst the leading actors in the drama come Sir Eustance Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, Sor Earnest Swinton, Bertie Stern, Sir William Tritton and Walter Gordon Wilson. Of the last- few named will have heard, but as the author says, 'but for him there would have been no tank. Not, at any rate, in 1916.' This is the first exhaustive study of the men behind the earliest tanks and to quote the author again, 'they quarrelled-furiously at times- is hardly surprising, for these were strong-willed men and great matters were at stake. Who was right and who was wrong hardly matters There is honour enough for all of them.' The story of their quarrels and the machines they produced combine, under Smithers' skill full pen, to make a remarkable and compelling study.
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1945 2022
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Author : Dick Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024
Armoured Warfare In The British Army 1945 2022 written by Dick Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Armored vehicles, Military categories.
The post-war period, up to the present day. Author explains how the Royal Armoured Corps contracted rapidly after 1945, then faced the twin challenges of National Service and heavy involvement in numerous wars and campaigns around the globe. He recounts how the RAC became a fully-professional organization by the early 1960s, and continues the tale of disbandments, down-sizing and amalgamations. In a narrative which is as much a social history as an operational one, the vivid personal accounts of soldiers feature heavily throughout. The story of the Cold War in Germany (BAOR) is told. Then, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the book describes the role British armour played in conflicts in the Gulf, the Balkans and Afghanistan.
Call To Arms
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Author : Charles Messenger
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Call To Arms written by Charles Messenger and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army coped with and adapted to the enormous challenges and pressures of the First World War -- the first major continental war that the army had had to fight for almost a hundred years. Following the course of the War, both on the Western Front and in other theatres, Charles Messenger tells how the British Army managed the challenges of command, training, technology and new weapons of war. He examines officer selection, medicine, discipline, the manpower crisis of 1918, the integration of women into the forces and many other topics. Based on years of original research, this will become the standard work of reference on the organization and administration of the biggest army Britain has ever put into the field.
Mechanised Force
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Author : David Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Release Date : 1991
Mechanised Force written by David Fletcher and has been published by Stationery Office Books (TSO) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
A history of the Tank Corps from 1919 up until the time when, as the Royal Tank Regiment, it went to war again in 1939. The book chronicles the events and innovations of the years between the wars.
The Tanks
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Author : Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Tanks written by Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.