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A fascinating and detailed insight into tank warfare, from introduction during World War I to the war in Vietnam.
After its introduction during the First World War, the tank revolutionised warfare, and proved to be a terrifying and efficient machine of war.
Kenneth Macksey provides a study of the policy-makers and tank strategists, the technical and tactical development, as well as presenting the story of the tank on the battlefield the split-second decisions, the battle-weary crews and the endless mud in this fascinating and detailed account of tank warfare.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
1 Overture in the Mud
2 Prelude to Battle
3 Battles in Infantry Style
4 The Seeds of Conviction
5 The Tanks' Offensive
6 A Clash of Ideas
7 Fugues and Feuds in the Thirties
8 Misleading Rehearsals
9 On the Eve of the Great Tank War
10 The Destruction of Poland
11 The Shattering of Illusions
12 America in rhe Doldrums
13 Tank Versus Tank in the Desert
14 Mediterranean Digressions
15 Battles Against Odds in Russia
16 The Expanding War
17 Mechanical Symphony
18 The Oil Search
19 At the Moment of Change
20 Study in Crisis
21 A Sort of Stabilization
22 Struggle in the West
23 A Dying Fall
24 The Byways of Peace
25 Reflection
26 The Future
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
List of Maps
Preface
1 Overture in the Mud
2 Prelude to Battle
3 Battles in Infantry Style
4 The Seeds of Conviction
5 The Tanks' Offensive
6 A Clash of Ideas
7 Fugues and Feuds in the Thirties
8 Misleading Rehearsals
9 On the Eve of the Great Tank War
10 The Destruction of Poland
11 The Shattering of Illusions
12 America in rhe Doldrums
13 Tank Versus Tank in the Desert
14 Mediterranean Digressions
15 Battles Against Odds in Russia
16 The Expanding War
17 Mechanical Symphony
18 The Oil Search
19 At the Moment of Change
20 Study in Crisis
21 A Sort of Stabilization
22 Struggle in the West
23 A Dying Fall
24 The Byways of Peace
25 Reflection
26 The Future
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 300 |
| ISBN | 9781782004035 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 23 b/w |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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