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World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 David Porter

World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 By David Porter

World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 by David Porter


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Summary

Packed with more than 200 full-colour artworks and photographs of American, British, Canadian, Australian, French, Polish and other Western Allied nations tanks with exhaustive specifications, World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts.

World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 Summary

World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945: Identification Guide by David Porter

Illustrated with detailed artworks of American, British, French, Polish and other Western Allied nations tanks and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Western Allied Tanks 193945: The Essential Tank Identification Guide 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.

Organised by division, 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, Western Allied Tanks 193945 is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts.

World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945 Reviews

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 *

About David Porter

Since leaving the British Ministry of Defence in 2006 after 29 years service, David Porter has worked on a number of research projects, contributing articles and book reviews to the BBC History Magazine, the British Army Review and the Royal Engineers Journal.

Table of Contents

1. 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.

Index

Additional information

GOR005252002
9781906626228
1906626227
World War II Tanks: Western Allies 193945: Identification Guide by David Porter
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Amber Books Ltd
2010-09-15
192
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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