The Tank Debate: Armour and the Anglo-American Military Tradition

by John Stone

In The Tank Debate , John Stone highlights the equivocal position that armour has traditionally occupied in Anglo-American thought, and explains why - despite frequent predictions to the contrary - the tank has remained an important instrument of war. This book provides a timely and provocative study of the tank's developmental history, against the changing background of Anglo-American military thought.

Genres: War, History

210 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2000

About the author

John Stone is a lecturer in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK.

Reviews

[Chesleyemory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is definitely written by an Anglo as there are some sentences that are tougher to get through than a 12 mile ruck march. But, in general, the ideas presented are clear and compelling.

Important points:

Tank naysayers including the author are idiots

The Russian tank corps is made up entirely of manlets:
“maximum acceptable height for crew-members of the T-72 is 5’4” while 5’0” was considered better”

Logistics > tactics

[Sam Maloney · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure this book is influential and correct, it was also mind-numbingly boring even for the stuff I read.