Review of Tanks of the Second World War
Author: Thomas Anderson
Pen & Sword Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4738-5932-6
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-4738-5932-6
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $39.95
THE BOOK:
Pen & Sword is located in the U.K.
This book is hard-back of 219 pages (this includes 9 pages that are totally blank). The description on Casemate' s site says 256 pages which is wrong.
The pages are 8 1/2" x 11" page format and not the 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" that the description says too.
There are 306 black and white photos in the book, which include the ones on the front and back of the paper cover sleeve on the book.
Chapters are:
Tank Warfare
Generals: The Armoured Vehicle Over the Millenia
The Inter-war Period
Tanks in Action, the 1930's
Prospect: The Long Road to the Main Battle Tank
Bibliography
The front of the paper jacket on the book shows a black and white photo of a German Tiger tank head on. Above it there is 4 small black and white photos of: a British Cruiser tank, a German Sturmgeschutz, an Italian Fiat tank and a Soviet T-34/85.
The large black and white photo on the back of the paper jacket shows a U.S. Stuart tank from the front.
This book lists all the important tanks used in WWII, both by the Allies (England, France, Russia and the USA) and Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).
Thomas Anderson, an expert on the history of the Second World War, offers an in-depth volume detailing the vehicles, their use in battle and relevant technical specifications.
This comprehensive survey is full of authentic eye-witness accounts as well as being profusely illustrated with many photos having never been published before.
There are 62 data lists in the book, each detailing a particular tank.
There are charts that call out the penatrive power, engine weight ratio, armour and speed comparisons of:
The Polish 7TP vs the German Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E
The French Samua S-35 vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D
The British Matilda vs the German Pz.Kpfw. 38(t)
The British Cruisader Mk. IV A vs the German Pz.Kpfw. III, Ausf. G, with short-barreled 5 cm
The German Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. H vs the Soviet T-34M (1940)
The German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G with 7.5 long barrel vs the Soviet KW-1M (1942)
The German Pz.Kpfw. III 1.5cm vs the British Crusader III
The Soviet T-34M (1943) vs the German Tiger Ausf. E
The Soviet KW-85 vs the German Panther
The Soviet T-34/85M (1944) vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J
The Soviet JS-2 vs the German Tiger Ausf. B
The U.S. M4A1 75mm vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G
The U.S. Sherman M4A3 72mm vs the German Panther
The U.S. M-26 vs the German Panther
The first photo in the book spans two pages it shows a German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf G leading a Sd.Kfz. 263 halftrack down a snow covered road. Bother are covered with winter white wash.
The photo coverage in the book is very extensive and shows all the tanks used by the different countries in WWII and also even in the earlier Spanish Civil War.
This book will be of great interest to military enthusiasts and historians as well as modelers.
Recommended.
I want to thank the folks at Pen & Sword and Casemate who sent me this sample.
All Pen & Sword titles can be seen on Casemate's web site at:
www.casematepublishing.com
or
Pen & Sword is located in the U.K.
This book is hard-back of 219 pages (this includes 9 pages that are totally blank). The description on Casemate' s site says 256 pages which is wrong.
The pages are 8 1/2" x 11" page format and not the 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" that the description says too.
There are 306 black and white photos in the book, which include the ones on the front and back of the paper cover sleeve on the book.
Chapters are:
Tank Warfare
Generals: The Armoured Vehicle Over the Millenia
The Inter-war Period
Tanks in Action, the 1930's
Prospect: The Long Road to the Main Battle Tank
Bibliography
The front of the paper jacket on the book shows a black and white photo of a German Tiger tank head on. Above it there is 4 small black and white photos of: a British Cruiser tank, a German Sturmgeschutz, an Italian Fiat tank and a Soviet T-34/85.
The large black and white photo on the back of the paper jacket shows a U.S. Stuart tank from the front.
This book lists all the important tanks used in WWII, both by the Allies (England, France, Russia and the USA) and Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).
Thomas Anderson, an expert on the history of the Second World War, offers an in-depth volume detailing the vehicles, their use in battle and relevant technical specifications.
This comprehensive survey is full of authentic eye-witness accounts as well as being profusely illustrated with many photos having never been published before.
There are 62 data lists in the book, each detailing a particular tank.
There are charts that call out the penatrive power, engine weight ratio, armour and speed comparisons of:
The Polish 7TP vs the German Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E
The French Samua S-35 vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D
The British Matilda vs the German Pz.Kpfw. 38(t)
The British Cruisader Mk. IV A vs the German Pz.Kpfw. III, Ausf. G, with short-barreled 5 cm
The German Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. H vs the Soviet T-34M (1940)
The German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G with 7.5 long barrel vs the Soviet KW-1M (1942)
The German Pz.Kpfw. III 1.5cm vs the British Crusader III
The Soviet T-34M (1943) vs the German Tiger Ausf. E
The Soviet KW-85 vs the German Panther
The Soviet T-34/85M (1944) vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J
The Soviet JS-2 vs the German Tiger Ausf. B
The U.S. M4A1 75mm vs the German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G
The U.S. Sherman M4A3 72mm vs the German Panther
The U.S. M-26 vs the German Panther
The first photo in the book spans two pages it shows a German Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf G leading a Sd.Kfz. 263 halftrack down a snow covered road. Bother are covered with winter white wash.
The photo coverage in the book is very extensive and shows all the tanks used by the different countries in WWII and also even in the earlier Spanish Civil War.
This book will be of great interest to military enthusiasts and historians as well as modelers.
Recommended.
I want to thank the folks at Pen & Sword and Casemate who sent me this sample.
All Pen & Sword titles can be seen on Casemate's web site at:
www.casematepublishing.com
or