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Author | : Bruce Newsome |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2016-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472813766 |
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The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. The Valentine first saw combat during Operation Compass in November 1941 and remained one of the main medium tanks in British service into 1943. As the Churchill became more prevalent the Valentine was relegated to specialist and tank-destroyer variants, which would remain in service in the Far East to the end of the war. This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield. Although widely regarded today as one of the weaker tanks to be fielded during the war, it was exceptionally numerous, with more Valentines produced than any other British tank.
Author | : Bruce Newsome |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2016-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472813774 |
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The Valentine was the most produced and most widely used British tank of the Second World War. The Valentine first saw combat during Operation Compass in November 1941 and remained one of the main medium tanks in British service into 1943. As the Churchill became more prevalent the Valentine was relegated to specialist and tank-destroyer variants, which would remain in service in the Far East to the end of the war. This book describes the evolution of the Valentine design and weighs up its impact on the battlefield. Although widely regarded today as one of the weaker tanks to be fielded during the war, it was exceptionally numerous, with more Valentines produced than any other British tank.
Author | : Bruce Newsome |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2023-11-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472857291 |
Download Valentine Infantry Tank vs Panzer III Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A unique comparison between the two most numerous British and German tank types from 1941 to 1943. Although much has been written about the Panzer III, little attention has been given to the equally prominent Valentine tank. This work compares the respective strengths and weaknesses of these iconic tanks, which frequently went head-to-head in brutal battles across Europe, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. It documents the upgrades made to each AFV type over three years, as up-gunned and up-armoured variants – ever more lethal, ever more survivable – arrived in North Africa. Dr Bruce Newsome explores the two tanks' encounters, from the first Valentine vs Panzer III clashes in 1941, to the Axis drive into Egypt, and on to the Tunisian fighting of 1942–1943. Colour artworks include profile, weaponry and gunsight, and battlescene views of both tanks, while maps chart the campaigns in which they met. Each AVF's performance is also covered, along with their technical details, design evolution, and crew histories.
Author | : David Fletcher |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2012-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780968086 |
Download Matilda Infantry Tank 1938–45 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Matilda was the principal British infantry tank in the early years of World War II. It served with the BEF in France and later in North Africa, where it earned the title 'Queen of the Desert'. Outclassed by increasingly powerful German anti-tank weapons, it still remained a power in the South-East Pacific, and was kept in service until the end of the war by Australian forces. In this title, David Fletcher deals with Marks I to V. Development and operational history are discussed, along with service in other countries, including Germany and Russia. Numerous variants are also covered, including the prototype 'Hedgehog' bunker-busting weapon.
Author | : Neil Grant |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2017-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472816986 |
Download British Tank Crewman 1939-45 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Great Britain had introduced the tank to the world during World War I, and maintained its lead in armoured warfare with the 'Experimental Mechanised Force' during the late 1920s, watched with interest by German advocates of Blitzkrieg. Despite these successes, the Experimental Mechanised Force was disbanded in the 1930s, making Britain relatively unprepared for World War II, both in terms of armoured doctrine and equipment. This fully illustrated new study examines the men who crewed the tanks of Britain's armoured force during World War II, which was only four battalions large in 1939. It looks at the recruitment and training of the vast numbers of men required, their equipment, appearance and combat experience in every theatre of the war as the British armoured division sought to catch up with the German Panzers.
Author | : Paul Roberts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Armored vehicles, Military |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2017-06-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472818148 |
Download Soviet Lend-Lease Tanks of World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armour in the summer of 1941 that they begged Britain and the United States to send tanks. The first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take part in the defence of Moscow. The supplies of British tanks encompassed a very wide range of types including the Matilda, Churchill, and Valentine and even a few Tetrarch airborne tanks. American tanks included the M3 (Stuart) light tank and M3 (Lee) medium tank and the M4 Sherman tank, which became so common in 1944–45 that entire Soviet tank corps were equipped with the type. With these Western tanks, the Soviets were finally able to beat back the German tide in the East. This study examines the different types of tanks shipped to the Soviet Union during the war, Soviet assessments of their merits and problems, and combat accounts of their use in Soviet service using full colour artwork, contemporary photographs and detailed cut-away illustrations.
Author | : William Andrews |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2023-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399042394 |
Download Tank Gun Systems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Much has been written about the use of tanks in battle. Little, however, has appeared about the gunnery systems that are at their core. This book describes and examines the main gun systems of medium and heavy tanks from first use in 1916 in World War I to those fielded in numbers to the end of World War II in 1945, including tanks of the interwar period. Specifically considered are guns of a calibre greater than 35 mm, which have been deployed in numbers greater than 100. The emphasis is on guns mounted in turrets on heavier tracked armored fighting vehicles (greater than 15 tonnes) which were considered tanks. There are, though, exceptions, in that the naval 6 pounder guns in First World War British tanks, as well as the 75 mm guns in French medium tanks of the same period (all turretless) are included. The treatment of gun systems includes sighting and fire control equipment, gun laying equipment, mounts and the array of munitions fired, as well as the actual gun, including its, barrel, cradle, breech, firing mechanism, sights and recoil system. Related to this are issues of gun handling (loading and unloading), ammunition design and rates of fire. Also examined are the maximum impulse and energy generated by firing some of the munitions available that must be absorbed by the gun recoil system.
Author | : David Doyle |
Publisher | : Squadron/Signal Publications |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Tanks (Military science) |
ISBN | : 9780897476218 |
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Author | : David Fletcher |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2017-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472820045 |
Download British Battle Tanks Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Plagued by unreliable vehicles and poorly thought-out doctrine, the early years of World War II were years of struggle for Britain's tank corps. Relying on tanks built in the late 1930s, and those designed and built with limited resources in the opening years of the war, they battled valiantly against an opponent well versed in the arts of armoured warfare. This book is the second of a multi-volume history of British tanks by renowned British armour expert David Fletcher MBE. It covers the development and use of the Matilda, Crusader, and Valentine tanks that pushed back the Axis in North Africa, the much-improved Churchill that fought with distinction from North Africa to Normandy, and the excellent Cromwell tank of 1944–45. It also looks at Britain's super-heavy tank projects, the TOG1 and TOG2, and the Tortoise heavy assault tank, designed to smash through the toughest of battlefield conditions, but never put into production.