Tanks & Military Vehicles

Author: Philip Trewhitt
Publisher: Mini Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9781782747062
Category : Armoured vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Explore 300 major tanks from World War I to the present day, arranged by type--from battle tanks and tank destroyers to armored cars, amphibious vehicles, and anti-aircraft guns. Each vehicle receives a full-page entry featuring a color side-profile illustration; a detailed specifications table with country of origin, crew, weight, dimensions, armor, armament, powerplant, and performance; and information on the tank's development and history.

Tank

Author: Michael E. Haskew
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 0760349630
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
Military historian Michael E. Haskew profiles the entire history of the mechanized juggernaut that changed the face of military engagement 100 years ago.

The Tank Book

Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241311292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Pivotal to modern warfare, tanks have dominated the battlefield for over a century. Get up close to more than 400 military colossuses with this definitive visual guide to armoured vehicles. In 1916, the British built a vehicle that could pound the battlefield impervious to enemy fire, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or "Mother" as it was known, had arrived. In The Tank Book you can view it in detail, along with other iconic models including the German Panzer, the legendary Tiger, the Vickers Medium Mark II, the Centurion, and the Hellcat - the fastest armoured fighting vehicle ever. This comprehensive volume takes you through the most exciting story in recent military history with the development of heavy artillery, anti-tank weaponry, and the men - such as Mikail Koshkin and Sir William Tritton - who designed these awe-inspiring beasts. Produced with The Tank Museum, The Tank Book traces the tank's development in response to two world wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War and many other conflicts. It shows each model in detail, highlighting details such as their performance, specification, armour, weaponry, and much more. If you are interested in modern warfare, The Tank Book is truly unmissable reading.

The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Author: Christopher F. Foss
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552

Book Description
Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles have revolutionised modern warfare, dominating the battlefield in conflicts all over the world with their firepower, armour and mobility. Featured in this book are over 900 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, reconnaissance vehicles and armoured cars.

The Kids' Guide to Military Vehicles

Author: Lisa M. Bolt Simons
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429633700
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
"Describes a wide range of military vehicles, including wheeled and tracked vehicles, ships, airplanes, and unmanned vehicles"--Provided by publisher.

Tanks and Armored Vehicles

Author: Bruce LaFontaine
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486413179
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
44 illustrations of the "Little Willie" (1915), Rolls Royce armored scout car (1916), German Panzer III (1940), American M4 Sherman tank (1942), more Captions.

World War II Trucks and Tanks

Author: John Norris
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752490737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 574

Book Description
Many thousands of different types of vehicles were used by the armies during the Second World War for various roles, including the fighting vehicles such as armoured cars and tanks. Today these are very popular with enthusiasts who restore these historic vehicles to their pristine state and attend specialist gatherings around the UK, Europe and the USA. This book explores original and reconstructed military vehicles from British, US, Russian, Italian and German forces using stunning colour photographs. It also provides a detailed history of each vehicle's development and use in the war, plus a wealth of technical information and rare internal shots. The range of vehicles includes trucks, ambulances, half-tracks, motorcycles, bulldozers, armoured cars and of course the impressive range of tanks, from tankettes to the fearsome German Tiger. Some vehicles are so rare that examples have been recreated using designs of the era and together with the original vehicles their fascinating wartime experiences are revealed. From the Moto Guzzi tricycle to the Schwimmwagen, the T-34 to the Austin ambulance, this is the perfect book for recreating, restoring and exploring the history of these classic military vehicles.

Russian Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles, 1917-1945

Author: Wolfgang Fleischer
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764309137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
This book describes in excellent detail and striking photos, many unpublished, the development and amassing of Russias armored vehicles from World War I through World War II. Included in this text are those models that did not make it to production, and also the history behind Russias tank development, including the numerous foreign models that it based its designs on. This book is a superb reference for historians and modellers.

Military Tanks in Action

Author: Kay Jackson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781435831599
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Learn about heavy military tanks and how they are used in battle.

Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles

Author: Leland S. Ness
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007112289
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
This is the land equivalent of Jane's Battleships, a comprehensive encyclopaedia of all the combat vehicles of World War II from Somaliland to Japan. A nation-by-nation overview of each country's development of tanks and their involvement in World War II is before providing an A-Z of each army's tanks and fighting vehicles including armoured cars, personnel carriers, amphibious craft and mortar carriers. Quirkier profiles of vehicles such as the German TKS tankette are given.