Tanks: 100 Years of Armoured Warfare

by Robin Cross, David Willey (Editor), Dan Snow (Foreword)

A century of the weapon that changed modern warfare.
In 1916, for the very first time, the tank entered the military arsenals at a small engagement on the Somme. And despite its shortcomings, it altered the course of World War I. Tanks charts the weapon’s first century, from its early stumbling attempts to the lethal killing machines of the technical developments, the various types and models, the tacticians who used it best, and the famous battles where they played a role. The book also contains 20 removable documents from the archives of the museum, including diaries from tank soldiers, blueprints, instruction manuals, and handbooks.

Genres: Military Fiction

132 pages, Hardcover

Published October 4, 2016

Reviews

[Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read about the history of tanks from their inception in WW1 to modern day. Due to the amount of info on the topic this is quite a quick overview though of Tank history and it would have been good to have a bit more detail on tanks in WW2 which it felt relatively sparse on.

The book also includes loads of great pictures and quick overviews of some key tanks in each era.

A very good ready for anyone interested in the history of tanks.

[Tiberiu Baranyi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for those who are interested in the development of the "steel chariots" and their use on the battlefield ... a great book with great footage ... highly recommended.

[Brad Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was amazing! It’s full of detailed info about tanks, their initial reception and their production, problems and models along with the higher ups account of their success and failures.