The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Over 400 Vehicles and 1200 Wartime and Modern Photographs - Couverture rigide

Forty George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0754833518 ISBN 13 : 9780754833512

Editeur : Lorenz Books, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

NEW EDITION 2017. Now in a smart new format, this an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, "Little Willie", to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book examines a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

George Forty served for 32 years in the Royal Tank Regiment and was Director and Curator of the world-famous Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, England. He edited Tank magazine and wrote over 70 books. Jack Livesey worked for the Imperial War Museum's branch at Duxford, England, which has a large collection of British and Soviet military vehicles.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Lorenz Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0754833518
• ISBN 13: 9780754833512
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512