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A visual guide to the history of tanks, Tank tells the full history of tanks through stunning photography and informative text. From the early Mark Is of World War I to the T-34 of World War II to the cutting-edge M1 Abrams of today, Tank showcases the most famous (or infamous) armored fighting vehicles in history. Packed full of tanks, armored vehicles, personnel carriers, and anti-tank weaponry, Tank combines comprehensive photographic spreads with in-depth histories of key manufacturers and specially commissioned visual tours of the most iconic examples of their kind. The featured vehicles are placed in their wider context, along with with tactical and technological improvements, and the ...
Military historian Michael E. Haskew profiles the entire history of the mechanized juggernaut that changed the face of military engagement 100 years ago.
“A solid quick reference on the evolution of American wheeled AFVs, and provides excellent visual information for the enthusiast [and] researcher.” —War Wheels Numerous wheeled armoured fighting vehicles have seen service in the US armed forces on and off for over eighty years. There have been various changes of policy and twice, after the Second World War and Vietnam, they went out of favour but their use is now well established. This well researched and superbly illustrated book describes all the different types and variants since the first M1 was ordered in 1931. The M8 armoured car was widely used during World War Two but it was not until Vietnam that further wheeled AFVs came into...
Armored Vehicles From massive tanks to the US president’s limousine, armored vehicles are a common sight around the world—especially where there’s the potential for danger. Armed with machine guns and cannons or equipped to carry dozens of soldiers, the different kinds of armored vehicles have important jobs to do. This book takes readers from Leonardo da Vinci’s fascinating vision of an armored military machine to today’s best armored vehicle models with accessible content and up-close photographs. The main text includes historical information that complements the social studies curriculum, and sidebars add fun facts and more incredible detail.
This classic, definitive series continues with this volume on German armored vehicles from 1905-1945. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of German military vehicles, presents the wide variety of four-, six-, and eight-wheeled types and their wide range of uses in this richly illustrated technical documentation. Types include the WWII era Sd.Kfz.231, Sd.Kfz.222, Sd.Kfz.232, and many others from a wide variety of manufacturers.
This book gathers together for the first time all the wheeled armored vehicles in the world with their various modifications, modernization along with the technical specifications for each model. There are more than 300 photos; the book is bilingual, methodical, giving the history of each vehicle and its dimensions in a practical and visual manner. This manual enables you to identify accurately any 8 x 8 combat armored vehicle from a picture even if it's an incomplete one. A series of four tests will enable the reader to find his level and to improve his knowledge of the subject. With all these qualities, this manual is an indispensable tool for the armed forces and all armored vehicle and military history buffs.
'Armoured Fighting Vehicles' is a compendium of the most important and influential military vehicles that have seen service since World War I. It begins with the unreliable tanks of World War I and continues through to the present day.
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