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Tank

The Definitive Visual History of Armored Vehicles

DK, Smithsonian Institution, David Willey

DK · Print & ebook · April 4, 2017

Reading lane: Military Vehicles

Pivotal to modern warfare, tanks have dominated the battlefield for over a century.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Armored Overview

A brisk visual guide to armored vehicles, built for browsing, dipping in, and naming the thing.

Come here for

  • clean, visual armored-vehicle sweep
  • quick cultural-literacy reference

Expect

  • DK-style layout and clarity
  • history treated as image first, text second

Book Details

Authors
DK, Smithsonian Institution, David Willey
Publisher
DK
Published
April 4, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Military Vehicles · Land Combat Vehicles
Reading lane
Military Vehicles

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Military History-Pictorial

  • Weapons Through History

  • Military Vehicles

About This Book

Pivotal to modern warfare, tanks have dominated the battlefield for over a century. Get up close to more than 400 military colossuses with this definitive visual guide to armored vehicles. In 1916, the British built a vehicle that could pound the battlefield impervious to enemy fire, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or "Mother" as it was known, had arrived. In Tank you can view it in detail, along with other iconic models including the German P...

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Pivotal to modern warfare, tanks have dominated the battlefield for over a century. Get up close to more than 400 military colossuses with this definitive visual guide to armored vehicles. In 1916, the British built a vehicle that could pound the battlefield impervious to enemy fire, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or "Mother" as it was known, had arrived. In Tank you can view it in detail, along with other iconic models including the German Panzer, the legendary Tiger, the Vickers Medium Mark II, the Centurion, and the Hellcat – the fastest armored fighting vehicle ever. This comprehensive volume takes you through the most exciting story in recent military history with the development of heavy artillery, anti-tank weaponry, and the men – such as Mikail Koshkin and Sir William Tritton – who designed these awe-inspiring beasts. Produced with The Tank Museum, Tank traces the tank’s development in response to two world wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War and many other conflicts. It shows each model in detail, highlighting details such as their performance, specification, armor, weaponry, and much more. If you are interested in modern warfare, Tank is truly unmissable reading.

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