Mechanised Force - British Tanks between the Wars
David Fletcher MBE
Überarbbeitete Neuauflage des viele Jahre vergriffenen Originals von 1991.
Kaum jemand konnte sich vorstellen, dass nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs die Panzertechnologie so rasant entwickelt werden würde, dass der Kampfpanzer zur Hauptwaffe auf den Schlachtfeldern des Zweiten Weltkriegs werden sollte. Dieser Band zeigt die Entwicklung im Vereinigten Königreich und zeigt dabei auch oftmals bizarre Prototypen.
Mechanised Force is a 21st Century re-issue of David Fletcher’s original book from 1991.
When the first lumbering landships emerged onto the Somme battlefield in 1916, few could have foreseen the technical advances that would be made before the First World War ended. But this was only the start of their story, one that led to their dominance as a land weapon in the Second World War.
Covering the period between the Armistice and the eve of the Second World War, Mechanised Force chronicles the development of a wide range of combat vehicles, including many ingenious but bizarre prototypes. This important history has been out of print for many years. It is republished here by The Tank Museum in this fully redesigned edition for a new audience of amour historians and enthusiasts.
Illustrated with a fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs and profile drawings, this book is the missing link in the story of mechanised amour in Britain between the wars.
Format 24,5 x 17,3 cm, Paperback, 208 Seiten, über 180 Fotos sowie Zeichnungen und technische Abbildungen,
englischer Text, Best-Nr. PTM003
Inhalt:
Abbreviations
Introduction
Medium Tanks: Backbone of the Corps
Testing the Tanks
Armoured Cars
Tankettes
Light Tanks
The Armoured Force
The Royal Tank Corps in India
Export Drives
Middle East Mandates
The Reckoning
Index