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The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Over 400 Vehicles And 1200 Wartime And Modern Photographs
Forty George
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Description for The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Over 400 Vehicles And 1200 Wartime And Modern Photographs
Hardcover. Features A-Z visual directories of tank destroyers, command versions, specialized tanks, armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery. Num Pages: 512 pages, Over 1200 photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 292 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2408.
This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, "Little Willie", to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book examines a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.
This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, "Little Willie", to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book examines a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.
Product Details
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754833512
SKU
V9780754833512
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Forty George
George Forty served for 32 years in the Royal Tank Regiment and was Director and Curator of the world-famous Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, England. He edited Tank magazine and wrote over 70 books. Jack Livesey worked for the Imperial War Museum's branch at Duxford, England, which has a large collection of British and Soviet military vehicles.
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