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OverviewThe Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Western Allied Tanks, 1939-45 offers an highly illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Western Allies during World War II. This compact volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps level, providing an organizational context for key campaigns throughout the war. Organised chronologically, the book offers a comprehensive survey of Western Allied armoured fighting vehicles by campaign, including the fall of Poland, the defence of the Low Countries and France, desert warfare in North Africa, the push through Italy, the Normandy landings, the Battle of the Bulge and the final defeat of Germany. All the major and many minor tanks are featured, with variations of the M4 Sherman, Churchill and Matilda, as well as mat-laying, engineering and mine-clearing versions. Lesser known models from the early years of the war, armoured cars, halftracks, trucks and amphibious vehicles make this a rounded compendium of Western Allied armoured fighting vehicles. Packed with more than 200 full-colour artworks and photographs with exhaustive specifications, The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Western Allied Tanks, 1939-45 is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David PorterPublisher: Amber Books Ltd Imprint: Amber Books Weight: 0.810kg ISBN: 9781906626228ISBN 10: 1906626227 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 September 2010 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781838861131 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of Contents1. POLAND 1939 2. LOW COUNTRIES & FRANCE 1940 3. NORTH AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN – Greece – Western Desert – El Alamein – Operation Torch – Tunisia 4. ITALY – Sicily landings – Salerno/Monte Cassino – Anzio/Rome – Push north 5. NORTHWEST EUROPE – Normandy/battle of France – Push through Low Countries – Battle of the Bulge – Crossing the Rhine/into Germany Appendices Orders of battle, glossary, terminology, total production numbers. IndexReviewsThese books are simply splendid with many gems amongst the colour artwork to tempt us modellers. Thoroughly recommended. * Military in Scale * ...a very good book... * ModelArmour * These books are simply splendid with many gems amongst the colour artwork to tempt us modellers. Thoroughly recommended. * Military in Scale * ...a very good book * Modelarmour * 'bags of useful reference information....' * Militarymodelling.com * Author InformationDavid Porter has had a life-long interest in military history, particularly armoured warfare and AFV technology. Since leaving the British Ministry of Defence in 2006 after 29 years' service, he has worked on a number of research projects. In recent years David has contributed articles and book reviews to the BBC History Magazine, the British Army Review and the Royal Engineers Journal. Since 1997, he has tutored military history leisure courses at Bath University, Dillington House and other further education centres. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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