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Book Synopsis British Anti-Tank Warfare by : John Plant
Download or read book British Anti-Tank Warfare written by John Plant and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to describe the British army's approach to Anti-Tank Warfare from its inception during the Great War until 1945. During the Great War the army found little reason to study anti-tank warfare and after the war what little anti-tank awareness there was slowly faded away. This was inevitable because of the 'ten year rule' which proclaimed that there would be no major war in that period, and it was only in the second half of the thirties that the British army started to take the subject seriously. In 1939 the British anti-tank armament and tactics were inadequate, this became a major worry after Dunkirk and this book gives particular emphasis to the anti-tank defences built in England against the expected German invasion. Under the pressure of necessity tactics and equipment improved reaching a high point of effectiveness at Medenine in 1943. After that, although equipment improved slightly, the threat was never again so great and the British army could confidently handle whatever Axis armour came its way. There must be some doubt if anti-tank warfare should be regarded as a subject in its own right, mostly because it is purely a reaction to the invention and progress of the tank. The writer of this book believes it should be, and this book should support this view.
Download or read book The PIAT written by Matthew Moss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and development organization known colloquially as 'Churchill's Toyshop', alongside other ingenious weapons such as the sticky bomb, the limpet mine and the time-pencil fuse. Unlike the more famous US bazooka, the PIAT had its roots in something simpler than rocket science. Operated from the shoulder, the PIAT was a spigot mortar which fired a heavy high-explosive bomb, with its main spring soaking up the recoil. The PIAT had a limited effective range. Troops required nerves of steel to get close enough to an enemy tank to ensure a direct hit, often approaching to within 50ft of the target, and no fewer than six Victoria Crosses were won during World War II by soldiers operating PIATs. A front-line weapon in every theatre of the conflict in which Commonwealth troops fought, from Europe to the Far East, the PIAT remained in service after 1945, seeing action during the Greek Civil War, the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Korean War. This illustrated study combines detailed research with expert analysis to reveal the full story of the design, development and deployment of this revolutionary weapon.
Book Synopsis Men Against Tanks by : John S. Weeks
Download or read book Men Against Tanks written by John S. Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Instructions for Anti-tank Defence (provisional February 1918), from an Official British Document by : United States. War Plans Division. War Department
Download or read book Instructions for Anti-tank Defence (provisional February 1918), from an Official British Document written by United States. War Plans Division. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics by : Gordon L. Rottman
Download or read book World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II. The first 'Blitzkrieg' campaigns saw the tank achieve a new dominance. New infantry tactics and weapons – some of them desperately dangerous – had to be adopted, while the armies raced to develop more powerful anti-tank guns and new light weapons. By 1945, a new generation of revolutionary shoulder-fired AT weapons was in widespread use. This book explains in detail the shifting patterns of anti-tank combat, illustrated with photographs, diagrams and colour plates showing how weapons were actually employed on the battlefield.
Book Synopsis The Comparative Performance of German Anti-Tank Weapons During World War II by : H. G. Gee
Download or read book The Comparative Performance of German Anti-Tank Weapons During World War II written by H. G. Gee and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Anti Tank Warfare written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Anti Tank Warfare Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks. After the Allies deployed the first tanks in 1916, the German Empire introduced the first anti-tank weapons. The first developed anti-tank weapon was a scaled-up bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13.2 mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor used by tanks at that time and destroy the engine or ricochet inside, killing occupants. Because tanks represent an enemy's strong force projection on land, military strategists have incorporated anti-tank warfare into the doctrine of nearly every combat service since. The most predominant anti-tank weapons at the start of World War II in 1939 included the tank-mounted gun, anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades used by the infantry, and ground-attack aircraft. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Anti-tank warfare Chapter 2: Armoured fighting vehicle Chapter 3: Assault gun Chapter 4: Tank destroyer Chapter 5: Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Chapter 6: Infantry fighting vehicle Chapter 7: Rocket-propelled grenade Chapter 8: Self-propelled artillery Chapter 9: Field gun Chapter 10: BMP-1 (II) Answering the public top questions about anti tank warfare. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Anti Tank Warfare.
Book Synopsis German Anti-Tank Warfare by : John Plant
Download or read book German Anti-Tank Warfare written by John Plant and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short study follows German Anti-Tank Warfare from 1916 to 1945. During its early days in the Great War German Anti-Tank Warfare quickly achieved a surprising degree of sophistication but throughout most of the inter-war period it was largely ignored. As the Second World War approached it was regarded as a matter for specialist teams but as it progressed though the desert campaigns it became a matter for AT guns, with mines increasingly important. In its final stage in Europe every soldier was expected to play his part, with mines and Panzerfausts, in the fight against tanks. The book looks at the equipment available, particularly self-propelled guns, and at trends in permanent fortification. In particular it considers the Mareth Line and the Siegfried Line and the British and American assaults of these Lines. The book is not long, being 55,000 words. As with any subject as vast as the subject of this study, it is impossible to guarantee a proper balance and proportion in the way it is described, but an attempt has been made and it is hoped that the reader will find this study informative and useful. Although this book has been written to stand alone, it also forms a companion piece to the author's 'British Anti-Tank Warfare' and a kind of counterpoise to some of his other books about tanks.
Download or read book Tank Warfare written by Kenneth Macksey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and detailed insight into tank warfare, from introduction during World War I to the war in Vietnam. After its introduction during the First World War, the tank revolutionised warfare, and proved to be a terrifying and efficient machine of war. Kenneth Macksey provides a study of the policy-makers and tank strategists, the technical and tactical development, as well as presenting the story of the tank on the battlefield the split-second decisions, the battle-weary crews and the endless mud in this fascinating and detailed account of tank warfare.
Download or read book Tank Warfare written by Antony Loveless and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history of tank warfare and discusses the crew of a tank, ammunition, platoons, anti-tank missiles, and other related topics.
Book Synopsis World War III Team Yankee by : Phil Yates
Download or read book World War III Team Yankee written by Phil Yates and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Survey of Tank Warfare in Europe from D-Day to 12 August 1944 by : H. G. Gee
Download or read book A Survey of Tank Warfare in Europe from D-Day to 12 August 1944 written by H. G. Gee and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British Anti-tank Artillery 1939–45 by : Chris Henry
Download or read book British Anti-tank Artillery 1939–45 written by Chris Henry and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid development of the tank as an offensive weapon following its introduction in World War I gave artillery theorists cause for concern during the 1920s and 1930s. By the beginning of World War II anti-tank guns had been developed, initially at around 37mm and 2 pounds in weight of shot. By the end of the war, monster anti-tank weapons were being developed, able to penetrate an armour thickness of up to 200mm at a range of 1,000 yards. This book explores the British efforts to keep up in a war of development, which saw heavier and more powerful guns eventually replaced by experimental ideas in an attempt to stop the German onslaught.
Book Synopsis Genesis, Employment, Aftermath by : Alaric Searle
Download or read book Genesis, Employment, Aftermath written by Alaric Searle and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The employment of the first tanks by the British Army on the Western Front in September 1916, although symbolic rather than decisive in its effects, ushered in a new form of warfare - tank warfare. While much has been written on the history of the tank, this volume brings together a collection of essays which uncover new aspects of the history of these early machines. Leading military historians from Britain, France and Germany offer insights into the emergence of the tank before the First World War, during the conflict, as well as what happened to them after the guns fell silent on the Western Front. Based on painstaking research in archives across Europe, each of the chapters sheds new light on different aspects of the history of First World tanks. Two chapters consider why the Germans failed to recognize the possibilities of the tank and why they were so slow to develop their own machines after the first British tank attack in 1916. Two other chapters chart the history of French tanks on the Western Front and after the end of the war. Tank communication, the employment of British tanks on the Western Front, as well as the activities of British Tank Corps intelligence, are also explained. The use of British tanks in Palestine and in the Russian Civil War is examined in detail for the first time. The volume also reflects on the impact of the Battle of Cambrai, both in terms of its psychological impact in Britain and the power it exerted over military debates until the end of the Second World War. The aim of the book is to reconsider the history of First World War tanks by widening the historical perspective beyond Britain, to include France and Germany, and by reflecting on the pre-1914 and post-1918 history of the these new weapons of war.
Book Synopsis The Universal Tank by : David Fletcher
Download or read book The Universal Tank written by David Fletcher and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up from where The Great Tank Scandal (published by HMSO in 1989) left off, roughly in the winter of 1942/43, The Universal Tank carries the story of British and Commonwealth Armoured Fighting Vehicles forward to 1945 and the end of the second Great War.
Book Synopsis Anti-tank Weapons by : Peter Chamberlain
Download or read book Anti-tank Weapons written by Peter Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis French Tanks of the Great War by : Tim Gale
Download or read book French Tanks of the Great War written by Tim Gale and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of France’s development of tanks and the combat the tanks served in during World War I, by an armored warfare expert. The French tank corps was an essential part of the French army from 1917 onwards, yet its history has been strangely neglected in English accounts of the Western Front. Using information derived from the French military archives at Vincennes—much of which has never been published in English before—author Tim Gale describes the design and development of the tanks, the political and organizational issues that arose between the French military and civilian bureaucracy, and the record of these pioneering fighting vehicles in combat. All the major engagements in which French tanks participated are depicted in graphic detail, often quoting directly from recollections left by individual tank commanders of their experience in battle, and each operation is assessed in terms of its impact on French tactics in general and on tank tactics in particular. The Nivelle offensive and the battles of Malmaison, the Matz, Soissons, and Champagne are featured in the narrative, and the actions of the French tanks serving with the U.S. army are covered, too. Much of the material in Tim Gale’s study will be entirely new to non-French speakers. The story will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the Great War, the French army, military innovation and the history of armored warfare. Praise for French Tanks of the Great War “Gale’s book . . . is very easy to dip into.” —Military Modelling “It is a wealth of information and I would definitely recommend it.” —Forgotten Weapons
