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Author:

Forty, George.

Title:

World War I and II tanks : an illustrated A-Z directory of tanks, AFVs, tank destroyers, command versions and specialized tanks from 1916-45 / George Forty.

Publisher:

Southwater,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Tanks (Military science)
World War, 1914-1918--Tank warfare.
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
Tanks (Military science)--Pictorial works.
World War, 1914-1918--Tank warfare--Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare--Pictorial works.

Notes:

"From the prototype No. 1 Lincoln Machine "Little Willie" to the Panzers and D-Day Funnies ; includes over 275 archive and modern photographs." Includes index.

Summary:

"An illustrated directory of tanks from around the world, from the Medium A Whippet and Marks I, IV and V of World War I through to the Sherman, Panzers and T-34s of World War II, plus inter-war American light tank developments and wartime Japanese designs. Examines the history of the tank and the main battles in which tanks have fought, including the Somme, Cambrai, Blitzkrieg, El Alamein, Kursk and D-Day."--P. [4] of cover.

ISBN:

1780191901 (pbk.)
9781780191904 (pbk.)

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)