Author: David Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tanks (Military science)
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Author: David Fletcher
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Picking up from where The Great Tank Scandal (published by HMSO in 1989) left off, roughly in the winter of 1942/43, The Universal Tank carries the story of British and Commonwealth Armoured Fighting Vehicles forward to 1945 and the end of the second Great War.

Author: Luigi Manes
Publisher: Soldiershop Publishing
ISBN: 8893275317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Carrier is the generic term used to identify a family of small tracked, open-topped and usually armoured vehicles, peculiar to British Army between 1939 and 1945. Originally envisaged to carry a machine gun and its team across the ground defended by enemy small arms fire, Carriers were further adapted to several different roles. These versatile machines, produced in great numbers, were employed by almost every nation involved in World War Two.

Author: Darren Neely
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908032218
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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The search for and discovery of seldom seen and unpublished US Army Signal Corps photographs formed the backbone of the first two volumes of Forgotten Archives. In this third installment, author Darren Neely continues his search for new imagery in unknown archives, while broadening contact with veteran's families. This superbly produced 240-page book features 249 clear, high-quality photographs of US and German fighting vehicles, which are complemented by 8-pages of specially commissioned color artwork by Felipe Rodna. QR-codes are included on 31 pages; point your smartphone camera at them to see the scene in Google Maps or Street View.

Author: Darren Neely
Publisher: Panzerwrecks
ISBN: 9781908032157
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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252 razor sharp, large format unseen US Signal Corps photos over 240 pages. Specially commissioned artwork by Felipe Rodna.

Author: John Buckley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135774013
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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This book is an innovative study of the Normandy campaign and the perceived failure of British forces there. It is essential reading for all students of military history and general readers with an interest in the subject.

Author: Neil Grant
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472816986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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Great Britain had introduced the tank to the world during World War I, and maintained its lead in armoured warfare with the 'Experimental Mechanised Force' during the late 1920s, watched with interest by German advocates of Blitzkrieg. Despite these successes, the Experimental Mechanised Force was disbanded in the 1930s, making Britain relatively unprepared for World War II, both in terms of armoured doctrine and equipment. This fully illustrated new study examines the men who crewed the tanks of Britain's armoured force during World War II, which was only four battalions large in 1939. It looks at the recruitment and training of the vast numbers of men required, their equipment, appearance and combat experience in every theatre of the war as the British armoured division sought to catch up with the German Panzers.

Author: Benjamin Coombs
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472512820
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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British Tank Production and the War Economy, 1934-1945 explores the under-researched experiences of the British tank industry in the context of the pressures of war. Benjamin Coombs explores the various demands placed on British industry during the Second World War, looking at the political, military and strategy pressures involved. By comparing the British tank programme with the Canadian, American, Russian and Australian equivalents, this study offers an international perspective on this aspect of the war economy. Topics covered include the premature contraction of the tank programme and dependence on American armour, the supply of the Valentine tank to the Russian authorities and the ongoing employment of the tank in the postwar peacetime markets.

Author: Simon Godfrey
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441181431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265

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Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence form the backbone of the Army's operating system. But while much attention has been given in the literature to the other three elements, Communications in the British Army during World War II have been widely ignored. This book rectifies the omission. It shows that failures in front line communications contributed to several of the set backs suffered by the Army but also that ultimate victory was only achieved after a successful communications system was in place. It explains how the outcome of the main campaigns in Europe and North Africa depended on communications, how the system operated and how it evolved from a relatively primitive and inadequately supplied state at Dunkirk to a generally effective system at the time of the Rhine crossings. Problems still occurred however, for example at infantry platoon level and famously with paratrooper communications at Arnhem, often simply due to the shortcomings of existing technology. The book concludes that it is only very recently that advances in technology have allowed those problems to be solved.

Author: David Fletcher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472821491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of the British-made tanks in World War II. 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.