Author : Philip Trewhitt
Publisher : Mini Encyclopedia
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Armoured vehicles, Military
ISBN : 9781782747062
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.
Author : John Norris
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0752490737
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.
Author : Bruce LaFontaine
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486413179
44 illustrations of the "Little Willie" (1915), Rolls Royce armored scout car (1916), German Panzer III (1940), American M4 Sherman tank (1942), more Captions.
Author : Michael E. Haskew
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0760349630
Military historian Michael E. Haskew profiles the entire history of the mechanized juggernaut that changed the face of military engagement 100 years ago.
Author : Christopher F. Foss
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN :
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.
Author : Albert Mroz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0786454768
In World War I the American motor vehicle industry was tested by the sudden appearance of vast transport challenges. The nation's immense manufacturing capabilities and abundant natural resources combined with increased standardization and mass production to enable the industry to meet the military's needs. Motor vehicles and aircraft were quickly cemented as the most influential military tools of the early twentieth century. This book both describes the development and use of a wide range of specialized motor vehicles during World War I and analyzes how their advent indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation.
Author : DK
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0241311292
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.
Author : Wolfgang Fleischer
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780764309137
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.
Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Lewis International (FL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : 9781930983205
Military Vehicles is a comprehensive guide to the world of military mobility in the twentieth century and beyond. In 300 detailed entries, it explores the combat, transport and utility vehicles which have supported military units form WWI to present day. Categories inclued armored personnel carriers, armored cars, anti-aircraft vehicles, tank destroyers, trucks and transporters, amphibious vehicles, self propelled artillery and more. Military Vehicles covers the development of these powerful weapons of war, from early iron-colad monsters such as the German Bussing A5P and the Russian Garford-Putilow armored cars to advanced machines such as the Italian MICV Dardo and theh German LGS Fennek reconnasaince vehicle. Each Vehicle featured is illustrated by a full-color side-profile artwork. The service history and key features of the vehicle are explained, and a detailed specification table lists the country of origin, crew, weight, dimensions, armour, armament, powerplant and performance. Military Vehicles also features and introductory history of the development of military vehicles from 1900 to the present and a full glossary of technical terms and abbreviations.
Author : Leland S. Ness
Publisher : Collins
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,43 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : 9780007112289
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.
