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Centurion Universal Tank
Simon Dunstan
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Description for Centurion Universal Tank
Paperback. From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that was similar to the German Panther tank. In 1945 the design emerged as the Centurion, and this work details all the variants of the Centurion used in conflicts as well as covering the specialist variants last used by the British in the Gulf War. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter; Badrocke, Mike. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 7 colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 233 x 3. Weight in Grams: 178.
From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that was similar to the German Panther tank. In 1945 the design emerged as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War, having been first blooded by the British during the Korean War in 1950 and subsequently during the Suez Campaign of 1956. This work details all the variants of the Centurion used in conflicts as well as covering the specialist variants last used by the British in the Gulf War.
From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that was similar to the German Panther tank. In 1945 the design emerged as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War, having been first blooded by the British during the Korean War in 1950 and subsequently during the Suez Campaign of 1956. This work details all the variants of the Centurion used in conflicts as well as covering the specialist variants last used by the British in the Gulf War.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
New Vanguard
Condition
New
Weight
178g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841763873
SKU
V9781841763873
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About Simon Dunstan
Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film maker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specialises on the subject of armoured warfare, a field on which he has been writing for two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, ... Read more
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