British and American Tanks of World War Two - Silverdale Books 9781845090098

The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks.

Pre-owned Book. Softcover. 222 Pages. Book in Good Condition.

By Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis.

ISBN 1845090098

This is the complete illustrated history of British, American and Commonwealth tanks, gun motor carriages and special vehicles 1939-1945. Packed with over 500 outstanding photographs and drawings, and compiled by the widely respected AFV experts Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, this is the most comprehensive reference source yet published to the history and development of Allied tanks in the Second World War. Every significant tank type and variant produced in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is included in the book and described in full – more than 2,000 vehicles in all. With concise specifications throughout, comparative scale drawings and details in the appendices of principal tank guns, engines and suspension systems this book is a must for the tank enthusiast, military historian and modeller. Its companion volume, the “Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two”, by Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, is also published by Silverdale Books.