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British Tanks Of World War Ii
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Author : David Fletcher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-12-31
British Tanks Of World War Ii written by David Fletcher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-31 with categories.
British Battle Tanks
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Author : David Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-24
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 2017-08-24 with History categories.
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.
British Battle Tanks
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Author : David Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-08-23
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 2018-08-23 with History categories.
The idea of British soldiers using American tanks was not viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by the British Army. They perceived American tanks as being crudely made, mechanically unsophisticated and impossible to fight in. However, once British crews got used to them and learned to cope with some of their difficulties, such as limited fuel capacity and unfamiliar fighting techniques, they started to see them in a far more positive light, in particular their innate reliability and simplicity of maintenance. This book, the last in a three-part series on British Battle Tanks by armour expert David Fletcher, concentrates on World War II and studies American tanks in British service, some of which were modified in ways peculiar to the British. It shows how the number of these tanks increased to the point that they virtually dominated, as well describing some types, such as the T14 and M26 Pershing, which were supplied but never used in British service.
British And American Tanks Of World War Two
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Author : Peter Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2000-08
British And American Tanks Of World War Two written by Peter Chamberlain and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08 with Tanks (Military science) categories.
Packed with more than 500 outstanding photographs, drawings, and diagrams, this illustrated history is the best source ever to the development of Allied tanks, gun motor carriages, and special-purpose vehicles in World War II. Not one is missing: more than 2,000 vehicles come with detailed specifications, comparative scale drawings, and appendices dealing with guns, engines, and suspension systems.
British And American Tanks Of World War Ii
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Author : Peter Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher: Arco
Release Date : 1969
British And American Tanks Of World War Ii written by Peter Chamberlain and has been published by Arco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.
The Second World War Tank Crisis
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Author : Dick Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-06-30
The Second World War Tank Crisis 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 2021-06-30 with History categories.
British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true – British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of the required quality or quantity throughout the conflict? This perceived failure has taken on the status of a myth, but, like all myths, it should not be accepted at face value – it should be questioned and analyzed. And that is what Dick Taylor does in this closely researched and absorbing study. He looks at the flaws in British financial policy, tank doctrine, design, production and development before and throughout the war years which often had fatal consequences for the crews who were sent to fight and to be ‘murdered’ in ‘mechanical abortions’. Their direct experience of the shortcomings of these machines is an important element of the story. He also considers how British tanks compared to those of the opposition and contrasts tank production for the army with the production of aircraft for the RAF during the same period. His clear-sighted account goes on to explain how, later in the conflict, British tank design improved to the point where their tanks were in many ways superior to those of the Americans and Germans and how they then produced the Centurion which was one of the best main battle tanks of the post-war era.
Tanks Of World War Ii
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Author : Duncan Crow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Tanks Of World War Ii written by Duncan Crow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Tanks (Military science) categories.
An account of the most important tanks in WWII and where they fought. Chronilogical treatment.
British And American Tanks Of World War Ii
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Author : Peter Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
British And American Tanks Of World War Ii written by Peter Chamberlain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Tanks (Military science) categories.
Death By Design
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Author : Peter Beale
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-07-22
Death By Design written by Peter Beale and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-22 with History categories.
At the outbreak of war in 1939 British tank crews were ill-equipped, under trained and badly led. As a consequence the lives of hundreds of crewmen were wasted unnecessarily. This was due not only to the poor design and construction of British tanks, but also to the lack of thought and planning on the part of successive pre-war governments and the War Office. Death by Design explores how and why Britain went from leading the world in tank design at the end of the First World War to lagging far behind the design quality of Russian and German tanks in the Second World War. This book is a much-needed warning to governments and military planners: a nation must always be prepared to defend itself and ensure that its soldiers are equipped with the tools to do so.
Tanks Of The Second World War
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Author : Thomas Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-01-31
Tanks Of The Second World War written by Thomas Anderson 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 2017-01-31 with History categories.
This comprehensive reference book presents detailed information on both Allied and Axis tanks used during WWII—illustrated with photos throughout. In Tanks of the Second World War, military historian Thomas Anderson lists all the tanks that saw significant combat, covering vehicles used by every country involved in the conflict. Presenting his subject chronologically, Anderson tracks the development of tank design and technology from World War I and the interwar period through the developments and variations that arose during World War II. Detailing each vehicle’s technical specifications and uses in battle, this comprehensive survey also provides authentic eyewitness accounts of the tanks and their crews in battle. The text is supported throughout with wartime photographs, many of which have never been published before.