The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Worlds Tanks And Fighting Vehicles

A well illustrated and highly informative compendium of armored fighting vehicles, from four wheel drives to main battle tanks, dating from World War II to the present.

Over 400 vehicles and 1200 wartime and modern photographs. Features A-Z catalogs for tank destroyers, command versions, specialized tanks, armored cars, armored personnel carriers and self propelled artillery.

This book is 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.

A highly illustrated and comprehensive view of armored combat vehicles from around the world.

This is the land equivalent of Jane's Battleships, a comprehensive encyclopaedia of all the combat vehicles of World War II from Somaliland to Japan. A nation-by-nation overview of each country's development of tanks and their involvement in World War II is before providing an A-Z of each army's tanks and fighting vehicles including armoured cars, personnel carriers, amphibious craft and mortar carriers. Quirkier profiles of vehicles such as the German TKS tankette are given.

A definative encyclopaedia of the most important tanks in history: over 230 tanks are shown in 500 colour and black & white photographs. Tanks from every corner of the world including those used in WWI and WWII. Specification boxes provide at a glance information.

A definitive encyclopedia of the most importnat tanks in history: over 230 tanks are shown in more than 750 color and black and white photographs.

Military historian Michael E. Haskew profiles the entire history of the mechanized juggernaut that changed the face of military engagement 100 years ago.