British And American Tanks Of World War Ii

Author : David Fletcher,Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472821515

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British Battle Tanks by David Fletcher,Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The idea of British soldiers using American tanks was not viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by the British Army. They perceived American tanks as being crudely made, mechanically unsophisticated and impossible to fight in. However, once British crews got used to them and learned to cope with some of their difficulties, such as limited fuel capacity and unfamiliar fighting techniques, they started to see them in a far more positive light, in particular their innate reliability and simplicity of maintenance. This book, the last in a three-part series on British Battle Tanks by armour expert David Fletcher, concentrates on World War II and studies American tanks in British service, some of which were modified in ways peculiar to the British. It shows how the number of these tanks increased to the point that they virtually dominated, as well describing some types, such as the T14 and M26 Pershing, which were supplied but never used in British service.

Author : Peter Chamberlain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:772908860

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British and American Tanks of World War II. by Peter Chamberlain Pdf

Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 1845090098

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British and American Tanks of World War Two by Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis Pdf

Packed with more than 500 outstanding photographs, drawings, and diagrams, this illustrated history is the best source ever to the development of Allied tanks, gun motor carriages, and special-purpose vehicles in World War II. Not one is missing: more than 2,000 vehicles come with detailed specifications, comparative scale drawings, and appendices dealing with guns, engines, and suspension systems.

Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 0853680337

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British and American Tanks of World War II by Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis Pdf

Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 0853684375

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The British and American Tanks of World War II by Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis Pdf

Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 0853684375

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British and American Tanks of World War II by Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis Pdf

Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Olympic Marketing Corporation
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0668043040

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British and American Tanks of World War II by Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis Pdf

Author : David Fletcher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472821492

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British Battle Tanks by David Fletcher Pdf

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.

Author : David Fletcher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472817563

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British Battle Tanks by David Fletcher Pdf

A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the first British tanks, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of their introduction in World War I. When British soldiers charged across the Somme in September 1916 they were accompanied by a new and astonishing weapon – the tank. After a stuttering start armoured behemoths such as the Mark IV, Mark V and Whippet played a crucial role in bringing World War I to an end. Marking the centenary of their battlefield debut, this comprehensive volume traces the design and development of the famous British invention during World War I and the increasingly tense years of the 1920s and 30s, from the first crude but revolutionary prototype to the ever-more sophisticated designs of later years. Bolstered by historic photographs and stunning illustrations, author David Fletcher brings us the thrilling history behind the early British battle tanks.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780968773

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US Amphibious Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The advent of combined arms operations in World War II created the need for specialized armored vehicles. In the case of amphibious attacks, the issue arose of how best to land tanks on a beach. Although a variety of specialized landing craft were developed, the Dieppe raid in 1942 encouraged the development of tanks that could be deployed from further off-shore to limit the vulnerability of the LCT craft. The deep-wading equipment that they developed was first used during Operation Husky on Sicily in July 1943, and subsequently for Operations Avalanche (Salerno, September 1943), Shingle (Anzio, January 1944) and Overlord (Normandy, June 1944). The US-manufactured DD tanks were used during Overlord by both US and British forces, and again in 1945 during the Rhine crossings. Initially, developments in the Pacific Theater were separate from those in Europe. The Marines learned from the Tarawa landings in 1943 that unprepared tanks could not be safely landed even in shallow water. DD tanks were never seriously considered for the Pacific, so other solutions were sought. A detailed study of specialized US amphibious tanks, this is a title that will appeal to those interested in both Pacific and European Theaters, modellers and collectors.

Author : David Porter
Publisher : Technical Guides
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 1782747265

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German Tanks of World War II by David Porter Pdf

From heavy tanks to self-propelled guns, this highly illustrated technical guide introduces all the main types of armored fighting vehicles used by Germany in World War II--organized chronologically and by type. Each of the 120 featured artworks displays authentic markings and color schemes, while the separate models include exhaustive specifications. This is a key reference for military modelers and World War II enthusiasts.

Author : Michael Green
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1782009310

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American Tanks & AFVs of World War II by Michael Green Pdf

Stuart, Sherman, Lee, and Grant tanks dominated the US Army and Marine Corps armored warfare effort versus Nazi Germany and Tojo's Japan. This book details the full range of these vehicles, giving technical specifications and development features as well as describing how they were manned and fought in battle. The equipping of the United States military with the weapons it needed to prevail during World War II was an unparalleled example of America's industrial might at the time. Among the many weapons produced by America's workers, tanks rate as an important example with 88,140 built between 1939 and 1945. This was almost twice what Germany and Great Britain built combined during the same period. These tanks not only equipped America's ground forces but saw service with many allied armies. In addition to the 18,620 tank-based variants, such as armored engineering vehicles, self-propelled artillery, armored recovery vehicles, and tank destroyers, American factories went on to design and build thousands of wheeled armored cars for reconnaissance purposes and armored half-tracks to transport the infantry into battle behind the tanks. Like the tanks, American armored half-tracks were modified to serve a wide variety of jobs including self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers and antiaircraft vehicles. So useful were these vehicles that they would remain in service with foreign armies for decades after World War II. To complement its inventory of tanks and armored fighting vehicles the American military industrial complex also designed and built over 18,000 amphibian tractors. Appearing in both unarmored and armored variants they went into combat with a wide variety of armaments. Referred to as the Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) they would serve not only with the U.S. Marine Corps who often called them "Amtracs" but the US Army who referred to them as the "Water Buffalo." They would allow the American military to take the fight to the far flung Japanese Empire wherever it had established itself in the vast reaches of the Pacific Area of Operations. These same vehicles would also see service in the ETO with the US Army and allied forces when it came time to cross various water obstacles used by the German military as defensive barriers.

Author : Dick Taylor
Publisher : Photosniper
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 8365437120

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British Infantry Tanks in World War II by Dick Taylor Pdf

Before the start of the Second World War, British armored doctrine was in a terrible muddle. Opinion had been divided between the proponents of the tank who saw it as the weapon of break-in, using it as an infantry support weapon, and those who saw it as the weapon of breakout, using it to restore mobility and to destroy the enemy's forces behind the frontline. In many ways it was a division between those who saw the tank solely through the prism of the experience of the First World War, and those who saw it a decisive weapon for the future. Britain was also conscious of the continuing requirements for imperial policing, in which small tanks and armored cars had already proved their worth. As a consequence, it was decided that Britain needed three different classes of tanks: Light tanks for the policing role that could also be used for reconnaissance duties in a general war, fast and lightly armored Cruiser tanks for breakout and exploitation, and heavily armored but slow Infantry tanks for the break-in.

Author : Werner Regenberg
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-07
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 088740524X

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Captured American and British Tanks Under the German Flag by Werner Regenberg Pdf

This book covers the diverse amounts of American and British tanks that the Germans used in service during WWII.

Author : Peter Beale
Publisher : History Publishing Group
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Tanks (Military science)
ISBN : 075245370X

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Death by Design by Peter Beale Pdf

At the outbreak of war in 1939 British tank crews were ill-equipped, under trained and badly led. This book is a much-needed warning to governments and military planners: a nation must always be prepared to defend itself and ensure that its soldiers are equipped with the tools to do so.