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Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia 1826-2016
Paul Malmassari
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Description for Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia 1826-2016
Hardcover. The first English-language edition of the authoritative work on the subject Num Pages: 528 pages, 1,500 photographs & line drawings. BIC Classification: JWMV1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 349 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2536.
The military was quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. From here it was a short step to making the train a potent weapon in its own right - a mobile fort or a battleship on rails. Armed and armoured, they became the first practical self-propelled war machines, which by the time of the American Civil War were able to make a significant contribution to battlefield success. Thereafter, almost every belligerent nation with a railway system made some use of armoured rolling stock, ... Read more
The military was quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. From here it was a short step to making the train a potent weapon in its own right - a mobile fort or a battleship on rails. Armed and armoured, they became the first practical self-propelled war machines, which by the time of the American Civil War were able to make a significant contribution to battlefield success. Thereafter, almost every belligerent nation with a railway system made some use of armoured rolling stock, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322622
SKU
V9781848322622
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