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The definition of a tank is a means of transporting firepower about on the battlefield with its crew and weapon system protected from direct enemy fire . This book is an authoritative directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as tank destroyers, command versions, ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), and 'Funnies' such as amphibious tanks, mine-clearers and bridgelayers. It begins with a guide to the history of the tank and its evolution, featuring sections on the first tank action at Flers during World War I, the Blitzkrieg of 1940, the desert war in North Africa, the specialized armour of the Normandy beaches, tanks used in the jungles of Korea and Vietnam, the Arab-Israeli wars and the two desert wars of the Persian Gulf. Next, there are A-Z directories focusing on over 230 tanks, the first covering World Wars I and II and the inter-war years, and the second covering the post-war years. Each entry includes a lively description and history, with a specification panel detailing the tank's official name, date, crew, weight, dimensions, armament, armour, powerplant and performance. The tanks are accompanied by over 800 identification photographs and illustrations, many of which are from the world-famous Tank Museum and never previously published together in one volume.

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Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) George Forty, OBE, FMA, is a well-known author specializing in armoured warfare. He joined the Army in 1945, was commissioned from the RMA Sandhurst in July 1948 - the first intake to pass out after the war. To date he has written over 70 books and currently edits the Regimental Journal Tank (since 1993).

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