British Battle Tanks

British-made tanks of World War II

British Battle Tanks cover

British Battle Tanks

British-made tanks of World War II

Description

Building on the earlier volume dealing with British armor of the First World War, this is the second of a multi-volume history of British tanks by renowned British armor expert David Fletcher MBE.

This volume traces the story of the British use of the tank through the early years of World War II, when Britain relied on its own tanks built in the late 1930s, and those designed and built with limited resources in the opening years of the war. Plagued by unreliable vehicles and poorly thought-out doctrine, these were years of struggle against an opponent well versed in the arts of armored warfare. 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 battle through the toughest of battlefield conditions, but never put into production.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

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

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Index

Product details

Published Aug 22 2017
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 280
ISBN 9781472820037
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Dimensions 242 x 190 mm
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

David Fletcher

David Fletcher MBE was born in 1942. He has writte…

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