Cromwell Cruiser Tank 1942–50

Osprey New Vanguard #104

by David Fletcher, Richard C. Harley, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

For most of World War II, British tank development remained faithful to the design philosophy inaugurated during World War I; but when the General Staff identified the need for a new heavy cruiser, the Cromwell Cruiser tank was designed. It soon proved itself the fastest and most successful tank deployed by the Allies.

Genres: History, Military History

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2006

About the author

David Fletcher is a historian at the Tank Museum at Bovington and has written a great number of books on British armour.

Reviews

[Frank De · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and well documenten.

As will all works by Mr. Fletcher, well wratten and documenten with some nice humor hidden. Good quality drawings by Mr. Harley.

[Robin Braysher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been familiar with Osprey military books right from their modest beginnings fifty or so years ago, but this is the first time I have ventured into their military vehicle series. With the 'Desert Rats' memorial Cromwell tank in Thetford Forest a familiar sight, this seemed an ideal volume to try and I wasn't disappointed. It's Osprey's usual concise, but detailed approach, well illustrated with photos and brilliant artwork. There's techie stuff in there that doesn't mean much to me, but it tells the story of the development and use of the Cromwell tank and related AFVs. A splendid little book.