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Tanks
From the differences that distinguish the various models to the national philosophies that led to particular characteristics, Tanks covers the evolution of tank designers� efforts to develop the best mobility, armor protection, and firepower for their countries� ground forces.
The story of how the world’s tanks have developed over the decades does not follow a strict timeline, but is a tapestry in which each design, from the earliest days to modern production, is influenced by the rich history of its predecessors. Tanks illustrates landmark tank designs from every major tank-producing nation via a series of black-and-white and color images from World War I through today.
Featured tanks from around the world and through history include:
· American M4 Sherman and M48 Patton
· American M1 Abrams
· German Panther
· German Tiger E
· Russian T34 and T55
· Russian T72
· British Centurion
· French AMX-13
· Israeli Merkava III
The story of how the world’s tanks have developed over the decades does not follow a strict timeline, but is a tapestry in which each design, from the earliest days to modern production, is influenced by the rich history of its predecessors. Tanks illustrates landmark tank designs from every major tank-producing nation via a series of black-and-white and color images from World War I through today.
Featured tanks from around the world and through history include:
· American M4 Sherman and M48 Patton
· American M1 Abrams
· German Panther
· German Tiger E
· Russian T34 and T55
· Russian T72
· British Centurion
· French AMX-13
· Israeli Merkava III
- GenresNonfiction
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 21, 2008
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Michael Green
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Co-Author with Gladys Green
Michael Green is an American historian of armoured vehicles of the Second World War. He has written extensively on American tanks. He has written over a hundred books on various subjects with a specialisation in tanks.
Michael[4^]Green
Co-Author with Gladys Green
Michael Green is an American historian of armoured vehicles of the Second World War. He has written extensively on American tanks. He has written over a hundred books on various subjects with a specialisation in tanks.
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December 2, 2015
While Green's book does a fine job of giving a brief overview of tank development and catalog of tanks of the world, just how much the reader is supposed to know going-in remains unclear.
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