Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (344 p)
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ill. (some col.)
Ausgabe:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Ausgabe:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472895936
Serie:
Essential histories
Inhalt:
Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: The Origin of the Species -- Chapter 2: The 'Invention of the Tank' -- Chapter 3: First World War Battlefield Debut -- Chapter 4: Post-War Anticlimax -- Chapter 5: Britain's Lead and Failings -- Chapter 6: Tank Development in Europe and America -- Chapter 7: Creation of the Armoured Forces -- Chapter 8: Panzers and their Second World War Opponents -- Chapter 9: The Cold War's Five Dominant Countries -- Chapter 10: On the Peripheries of Major Powers -- Chapter 11: Asia Catches Up -- Chapter 12: Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Index
Inhalt:
From an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day. With new ideas stemming from the latest academic research, this study presents a reappraisal of the development of tanks and their evolution during World War I and how the surge in technological development during World War II and the subsequent Cold War drove developments in armour in Europe and America, transforming tanks into fast, resilient and powerful fighting machines. From the primitive, bizarre-looking Mark V to the Matilda and from the menacing King Tiger to the superlative M1 Abrams, Professor Ogorkiewicz shows how tanks gradually acquired the enhanced capabilities that enabled them to become what they are today - the core of combined-arms, mechanized warfare
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-336) and index
,
Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781472806703
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781846032134
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781472813060
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Available in another form
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5040/9781472895936
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