Full Description
A compact guide to 40 of iconic tanks which have shaped the face of modern warfare.
Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles in the Middle Eastern desert and the largest ever tank battles on the Eastern Front, tanks have become one of the key components of the 'combined arms' philosophy of warfare.
This pocket guide gives the reader all of the essential information on 40 of history's premiere tanks, including the Tiger, Sherman, Panther and M1A1 Abrams. Each tank is presented with a detailed drawing to aid recognition.
Contents
Introduction
The Mark I
The Mark IV
The A7V
The Mark V
The Panzer III
The Matilda Infantry Tank
The M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank
The Panzer IV
The Crusader Cruiser Tank
The T34/76
The M4 Sherman
The Panther Medium Tank
The Tiger I Heavy Tank
The Sherman Firefly
The T34/85
The Churchill Infantry Tank
The KV1 Heavy Tank
The Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower Tank
The King Tiger Heavy Tank
The Cromwell Cruiser Tank
The M48 Patton
The Sherman DD Amphibious Tank
The M24 Chaffee Light Tank
The M3 and M5 Stuart Light Tank
The Centurion Universal Tank
The M26/M46 Pershing Tank
The T54 and T55 Main Battle Tanks
The M551 Sheridan Tank
The T62 Main Battle Tank
The IS Heavy Tank
The Leopard I Main Battle Tank
The M60 Main Battle Tank
The Chieftain Main Battle Tank
The T72 Main Battle Tank
The Merkava Main Battle Tank
The Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank
The Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank
The T80 Main Battle Tank
The Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
The M1 Abrams Tank
