Tag: Tanks

The World’s Greatest Tanks An Illustrated History


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Amber Books | 2014 | ISBN: 1782741089 | English | 232 pages | PDF | 208.06 MB
The World’s Greatest Tanks features 52 of the best armoured fighting vehicles from World War I to the present day. Beginning with the prototype Mark V Male in 1917, the book ranges from World War I, World War II, through the Cold War and up to the highly sophisticated tanks that have seen recent service in wars in the Balkans, Caususus, and Middle East. From the Soviet T-34 and German Panther tanks of World War II to the M1A2 Abrams, Challenger 2 and T-90 of the present day, The World’s Greatest Tanks is an expert examination of the most successful tanks of the past hundred years. Each entry is examined over two spreads and includes a brief description of the tank’s development and history, a color profile artwork, photographs, key features and specifications tables. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World’s Greatest Tanks is a colourful guide for the military historian and military technology enthusiast.

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Tanks & Armored Fighting Vehicles Visual Encyclopedia


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Amber Books | 2010 | ISBN: 1907446141 | English | 456 pages | PDF | 300.26 MB
A highly illustrated guide to tanks and armored fighting vehicles from 1904 to present day. Featuring all the most famous tanks and AFVs from around the world, such as the Abrams, Sherman, Panther, and the T-34 tanks. Each tank is accompanied by a detailed caption and specification box listing weight, dimensions, range, armor, powerplant, and performance.

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PanzerKampfwagen 38(t) (Tanks & Armour)


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Ian Allan Publishing | 2006 | ISBN: 071103091X | English | 100 pages | PDF | 107.05 MB
Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) – Pzkpfw 38(t) – Aufklarungspanzer 38(t) – Marder III (Ausf H & M) – Flakpanzer 38(t) – Flammpanzer 38(t) – Bergepanzer 38(t) – Hetzer – sIG 33/1Gw38(t) (Ausf H & M).

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German Tanks of World War II


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Brown Books | 1999 | ISBN: 1897884370 | English | 184 pages | PDF | 164.02 MB
Doctors S. & R. Hart present a detailed reference directory, illustrated throughout with colour artworks and black-and-white photographs of all the main German tracked armoured fighting vehicles.

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German Tanks of World War 2 (Airfix Magazine Guide 8)


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Patrick Stephens Ltd | 1975 | ISBN: 0850592119 | English | 72 pages | PDF | 53.63 MB
The Panzer divisions which swept through Poland, France, Soviet Union and North Africa in the opening stages of the last war are a never-ending source of fascination for modellers and wargamers. In this book, two acknowledged experts provide a concise but detailed guide to the tanks themselves, their development, use, camouflage and markings. The book includes 1:76 scale plans of the tanks and numerous rare and interesting photographs.

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German Tanks at War


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Cassell | 2000 | ISBN: 0304353949 | English | 216 pages | PDF | 156.43 MB
Hundreds of photos of German tanks in battle action, many in color, most never before seen in print, show how the Nazis breached the Maginot Line, marched across Eastern Europe and Russia, and forced the Allies back to Dunkirk. Full coverage of every major tank battle and campaign in the First and Second World Wars, unfolds the strategy, tactics and technical details of every attack, including how the likes of Rommel and Guderian met defeat.

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Chars de Combat Main Battle Tanks


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Histoire & Collections | 2009 | ISBN: 2352501385 | Français / English | 128 pages | PDF | 100.78 MB
Dual English / French text. A guide to post-war modern tanks and variants.

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World of Tanks – The T-34 Goes To War


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English | April 1, 2020 | ISBN: 1940169038 | 224 pages | EPUB | 7.49 Mb
In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenomenal worldwide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and archival materials that had never before been seen by outsiders or published in any language about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) during World War Two (the Great Patriotic War to Russians). Now these remarkable books are being published in English with the obvious aphorism The Russian View. More than 100 photos, illustrations, tables, and diagrams tell the story about the development and operational deployment of the legendary T-34 tank.

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