Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903?39
J. P. Harris
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Description for Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903?39
Paperback. Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HB; JWD; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Great Britain was the nation which first developed the tank, first used it in action and first gained dramatic results by employment. The British continued to be world leaders in the field of mechanised warfare until the early 1930s. J. P. Harris offers strikingly new interpretations of the early history of British armoured forces and explains why Great Britain had lost the lead by the outbreak of the Second World War. Available in paperback once more, ... Read more
Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Great Britain was the nation which first developed the tank, first used it in action and first gained dramatic results by employment. The British continued to be world leaders in the field of mechanised warfare until the early 1930s. J. P. Harris offers strikingly new interpretations of the early history of British armoured forces and explains why Great Britain had lost the lead by the outbreak of the Second World War. Available in paperback once more, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719048142
SKU
V9780719048142
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Ref
99-2
About J. P. Harris
J. P. Harris is a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Academy, Sandhurst and a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for the Study of War and Society at De Montfort University. -- .
Reviews for Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903?39
.,. a constantly interesting book.
The Journal of Strategic Studies Men, Ideas and Tanks is a gripping and wholesome review of the stages of the development of the early combat tank ... The book is an interesting and thought-provoking review of why and how Britain gained and lost initiative in armoured warfare ... Read more
The Journal of Strategic Studies Men, Ideas and Tanks is a gripping and wholesome review of the stages of the development of the early combat tank ... The book is an interesting and thought-provoking review of why and how Britain gained and lost initiative in armoured warfare ... Read more