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Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939-1945

By Richard Taylor

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Military
Year
2022
ISBN
1399081039, 9781399081030
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
19 MB (20081262 bytes)
Pages
368\0
Time added
2023-01-06 02:38:54

Description

The second volume in Dick Taylor’s three-volume illustrated history of the evolution of armored maneuver warfare in the British army covers the period of the Second World War, in which the tank came of age and developed into the principal land weapon of decision. He describes how, during the first half of the war, the British army came close to disaster from the armored warfare perspective and how the bitter lessons of failure were learned in time to deliver success in 1944 and 1945. As well as providing a fascinating overview of the tactical use of armor during the main campaigns, he considers such much-neglected aspects as the role of training and organization, officer selection and recruitment, and the mechanization of other arms. His wide-ranging book also features extensive, well-laid-out tables giving key information about British armor during this period. This expert account quotes heavily from the vivid recollections of soldiers who served in armor, and is not afraid to criticize as well as praise.

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