From an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day. With new ideas stemming from the latest academic research, this study presents a reappraisal of the development of tanks and their evolution during World War I and how the surge in technological development during World War II and the subsequent Cold War drove tank developments in Europe and America, transforming tanks into fast, resilient and powerful fighting machines. From the primitive, bizarre-looking Mark V to the Matilda and from the menacing King Tiger to the superlative M1 Abrams, Professor Ogorkiewicz shows how tanks gradually acquired the enhanced capabilities that enabled them to become what they are today - the core of combined-arms, mechanized warfare.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781472806703
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213119211
Product Key Features
Author
Professor Richard Ogorkiewicz
Publication Name
Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
703g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Professor Richard Ogorkiewicz
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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