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Valentine Infantry Tank 1938-45

By Bruce Newsome , Henry Morshead

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
1472813758, 9781472813756
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (33027001 bytes)
Series
New Vanguard
Pages
48\52
Library
Avax Home
Time added
2016-04-24 14:05:28
Great Britain;England;Scotland;Wales;Europe;HistorMusic & Photography;Biographies;Education & Refere

Description

The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. The Valentine first saw combat during Operation Compass in November 1941 and remained one of the main medium tanks in British service into 1943. As the Churchill became more prevalent the Valentine was relegated to specialist and tank-destroyer variants, which would remain in service in the Far East to the end of the war. This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield. Although widely regarded today as one of the weaker tanks to be fielded during the war, it was exceptionally numerous, with more Valentines produced than any other British tank.

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