Tanks and Armored Vehicles - Exploring the Museum

Author: Christopher F. Foss
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Detailed explanations of over 900 tanks and armored vehicles. Exquisite illustrations and comprehensive records document armored vehicles from around the world. It recreates over 900 tanks and armored vehicles from 45 countries and regions, from past to present. It showcases more than 1,000 selected photographs and technical drawings. It introduces all parameters of each tank and armored vehicle model, including detailed weapon systems, crew size, dimensions, speed, range, engine type, and power output. This book covers all tank and armored vehicle models that roamed the battlefields of the 20th century, from the tank "Little Willie" to modern main battle tanks at the end of the 20th century. It provides a detailed and comprehensive record of the development process, technical parameters, main technical and tactical performance, and equipment usage of each tank and armored vehicle model. To more vividly and visually reflect each tank and armored vehicle model, the book is also accompanied by a wealth of precious photographs. The book is organized by country and region, with further classification into tanks, armored cars, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled artillery within each country, and arranged in chronological order within each category. The tanks and armored vehicles covered in this book have a wide scope, from Sweden at the north to Australia at the south; a long time span, from 1915 to 1998; and a variety of models, from the famous Soviet-made T-34 tank to New Zealand's lesser-known tracked-wheeled tank. The book nearly covers all tank and armored vehicle entries in the world today. It is not only a must-read for military enthusiasts but also an authoritative encyclopedia of tanks and armored vehicles. One of the authors, Will Fowler, has been dedicated to military history research and defense technology since 1972. From 1983 to 1990, he served as the editor of Defense magazine and has written 14 military books.