The world's greatest tanks : an illustrated history

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 colour 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. INTRODUCTION 6FROM WORLD WAR I TO WORLD WAR II 8 Mark V Male (1917) 10 Sturmpanzerwagen A7V (1918) 14 BT-5 (1932) 18 Type 95 Kyugo Light Tank (1934) 22 T-35 (1935) 26 Panzer II Ausf F (1936) 30 Char B1 bis (1937) 34 Panzer 38(t) (1938) 38 Mk III Valentine Infantry Tank (1939) 42 Panzer III Ausf F (1940) 46 KV-1A Heavy Tank (1940) 50 Panzer IV Ausf F1 (1941) 54 Mk VI Crusader I Cruiser Tank (1941) 58 Churchill Mk IV (1941) 62 M3A3 Stuart (1941) 66 M3A3 General Lee (1941) 70 T-70 (1942) 74 T-34 Model 1943 (1942) 78 Panzer VI Tiger Ausf E (1942) 82 M4A4 Sherman (1942) 86 Panzer V Panther Ausf D (1943) 90 KV-85 Heavy Tank (1943) 94 Churchill AVRE (1943) 98 T-34/85 (1944) 102Sherman Crab Mine-Clearing Tank (1944) 106 Sherman VC Firefly (1944) 110 Cromwell Mk VIII (1944) 114 Tiger II 'King Tiger' (1944) 118 Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger (1944) 122 M-24 Chaffee (1944) 126MODERN TANKS 130 IS-3 (1945) 132 Centurion A41 (1945) 136 T-54/55 (1947) 140 AMX-13 (1952) 144 M-48 Patton (1952) 148 PT-76 (1952) 152 M-60 Patton (1960) 156 T-62 (1961) 160 Chieftain Mk5 (1963) 164 Leopard 1 (1965) 168 Stridsvagn 103B (1967) 172 Scimitar (1970) 176 T-72 (1971) 180 Merkava (1977) 184 Leopard 2 (1979) 188 M2 Bradley (1981) 192 Challenger 1 (1982) 196 M1A1 Abrams (1985) 200 AMX-56 Leclerc (1991) 204 T-90 (1992) 208 M1A2 Abrams (1996) 212 Challenger 2 (1998) 216INDEX 220 Packed with over 200 artworks and photographs, The World's Greatest Tanks examines each entry over two spreads, including a brief description of the tank's development and history, a colour profile artwork, photographs, key features and specifications tables.