When WWII broke out most armies had a tank force, but despite popular belief many of the machines were in the category of light tank. The Russian army had a tank force which was considered the most powerful in the world, but mostly it was equipped with light tanks, such as the type which is the subject of this work.
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With so many anniversaries being commemorated at the moment it is easy to overlook the fact that we are approaching the centenary of the tank. This work is a timely reminder of that fact.
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A general rule of thumb for an author is to write about what one knows.
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The fighting in North Africa during WWII is gaining an interest and despite the present troubles in the region specialist travel companies take tourists to see these battlefields. This book covers the period from the landings by US troops during Operation Torch and the Battle of El Alamein, which Churchill said was ‘… perhaps the end of the beginning’, and concludes with the defeat of the Axis forces in May 1943.
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Since this book appeared the British army has withdrawn from its commitment in Afghanistan and cutbacks in the defence budget means further withdrawals. Despite this, the British army remains one of the finest fighting forces in the world today.
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continue reading >Flamethrowers are one of the weapons which are banned from use in battle under terms of...
continue reading >The flintlock musket is the most readily identifiable of all early forms of gunpowder weapons. For...
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There are some weapons which have gained legendary status among firearms enthusiasts and the Gatling Gun is one of them.
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Sub-titled ‘F Section Britain’s Secret Women in France’ this book tells the stories of 40 women, some of whom are familiar to us such as Odette Sansom and Violette Szabo, but others are sadly little-known to us and really we should know more.
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If anything has been omitted from this impressive work, then it could not have been important to the conduct of the war.
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