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OverviewGreat 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil Grant , Graham Turner (Illustrator) , Nikolai Bogdanovic (Ilios editor)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: 183 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.214kg ISBN: 9781472816962ISBN 10: 147281696 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 30 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAuthor Website: www.studio88.co.ukNeil Grant is from a military family and grew up on a succession of army bases. Neil has a degree in archaeology, and presently works for English Heritage. Tab Content 6Author Website: www.studio88.co.ukCountries AvailableAll regions |