British Infantry Tanks in World War II
Before the start of the Second World War, British armoured doctrine was in a terrible muddle. Opinion had been divided between the proponents of the tank who saw it as the weapon of break-in, using it as an infantry support weapon, and those who saw it as the weapon of break-out, using it to restore mobility and to destroy the enemy's forces behind the frontline.
In many ways it was a division between those who saw the tank solely through the prism of the experience of the First World War, and those who saw it a decisive weapon for the future. Britain was also conscious of the continuing requirements for imperial policing, in which small tanks and armoured cars had already proved their worth.
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As a consequence, it was decided that Britain needed three different classes of tanks: Light tanks for the policing role that could also be used for reconnaissance duties in a general war; fast and lightly armoured Cruiser tanks for break-out and exploitation, and heavily armoured but slow Infantry tanks for the break-in.
This book describes the British Infantry tanks used in World War II.
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| Autore: | Dick Tylor |
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| Formato: | 96 pagine, 29.5 x 21 x 0.7 cm, brossura |
| Illustrazioni: | 250 foto in B&N e in colori |
| Lingua: | inglese |
| Editore: | Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza (PL, 2017) |
| ISBN: | 9788365437129 |
