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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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | 24 Aug 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 280 |
| ISBN | 9781472820037 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Dimensions | 242 x 190 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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