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Author : George MacLeod Ross
Publisher : A.H. Stockwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Business of Tanks, 1933 to 1945 written by George MacLeod Ross and published by A.H. Stockwell. This book was released on 1976 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G. MacLeod Ross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785546481
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (464 download)
Download or read book The Business of Tanks, 1933 to 1945 written by G. MacLeod Ross and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G. MacLeod Ross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785565369
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (653 download)
Download or read book The Business of Tanks, 1933-1945 written by G. MacLeod Ross and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roman Jarymowycz
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 1461751780
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Tank Tactics written by Roman Jarymowycz and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the doctrinal, strategic, and tactical ideas behind World War II tank combat Contains detailed maps and diagrams Critiques the performances of commanders like George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and others Focusing on five Allied tank operations from July to September 1944--Operations Goodwood, Cobra, Totalize, and Tractable and Patton's tank battles around Arracourt--armor expert Roman Jarymowycz draws on after-action reports, extensive battlefield reconnaissance, recently discovered battle performance reviews, and war diaries to evaluate the successes and failures of the art of armored warfare as practiced by Allied tank commanders in France in 1944.
Author : Benjamin Coombs
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472510690
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book British Tank Production and the War Economy, 1934-1945 written by Benjamin Coombs and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Tank Production and the War Economy, 1934-1945 explores the under-researched experiences of the British tank industry in the context of the pressures of war. Benjamin Coombs explores the various demands placed on British industry during the Second World War, looking at the political, military and strategy pressures involved. By comparing the British tank programme with the Canadian, American, Russian and Australian equivalents, this study offers an international perspective on this aspect of the war economy. Topics covered include the premature contraction of the tank programme and dependence on American armour, the supply of the Valentine tank to the Russian authorities and the ongoing employment of the tank in the postwar peacetime markets.
Author : David E. Johnson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801467101
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers written by David E. Johnson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army entered World War II unprepared. In addition, lacking Germany's blitzkrieg approach of coordinated armor and air power, the army was organized to fight two wars: one on the ground and one in the air. Previous commentators have blamed Congressional funding and public apathy for the army's unprepared state. David E. Johnson believes instead that the principal causes were internal: army culture and bureaucracy, and their combined impact on the development of weapons and doctrine.Johnson examines the U.S. Army's innovations for both armor and aviation between the world wars, arguing that the tank became a captive of the conservative infantry and cavalry branches, while the airplane's development was channeled by air power insurgents bent on creating an independent air force. He maintains that as a consequence, the tank's potential was hindered by the traditional arms, while air power advocates focused mainly on proving the decisiveness of strategic bombing, neglecting the mission of tactical support for ground troops. Minimal interaction between ground and air officers resulted in insufficient cooperation between armored forces and air forces.Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers makes a major contribution to a new understanding of both the creation of the modern U.S. Army and the Army's performance in World War II. The book also provides important insights for future military innovation.
Author : Chris Ellis
Publisher : Fountain Press, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780852424537
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (245 download)
Download or read book Panzerkampfwagen written by Chris Ellis and published by Fountain Press, Limited. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. P. Harris
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719048142
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Men, Ideas, and Tanks written by J. P. Harris and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Great Britain was the nation which first developed the tank, first used it in action and first gained dramatic results by employment. The British continued to be world leaders in the field of mechanised warfare until the early 1930s. Now available in paperback for the first time, J. P. Harris original work offers new interpretations of the early history of British armoured forces and explains why Great Britain had lost the lead by the outbreak of the Second World War. This work will be of interest to all those concerned with British military history in the first half of the twentieth century, with the history of mechanised warfare and with the history of military thought.
Author : Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Toward Combined Arms Warfare written by Jonathan Mallory House and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Kendall D. Gott
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782894446
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Breaking The Mold: Tanks In The Cities [Illustrated Edition] written by Kendall D. Gott and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 30 maps. Few lessons are as prevalent in military history as is the adage that tanks don’t perform well in cities. The notion of deliberately committing tanks to urban combat is anathema to most. In Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities, Mr. Ken Gott disproves that notion with a timely series of five case studies from World War II to the present war in Iraq. This is not a parochial or triumphant study. These cases demonstrate that tanks must do more than merely “arrive” on the battlefield to be successful in urban combat. From Aachen in 1944 to Fallujah in 2004, the absolute need for specialized training and the use of combined arms at the lowest tactical levels are two of the most salient lessons that emerge from this study. When properly employed, well-trained and well-supported units led by tanks are decisive in urban combat. The reverse is also true. Chechen rebels taught the Russian army and the world a brutal lesson in Grozny about what happens when armored units are poorly led, poorly trained, and cavalierly employed in a city. The case studies in this monograph are high-intensity battles in conflicts ranging from limited interventions to major combat operations. It would be wrong to use them to argue for the use of tanks in every urban situation. As the intensity of the operation decreases, the second and third order effects of using tanks in cities can begin to outweigh their utility. The damage to infrastructure caused by their sheer weight and size is just one example of what can make tanks unsuitable for every mission. Even during peace operations, however, the ability to employ tanks and other heavy armored vehicles quickly can be crucial. A study on the utility of tanks in peace operations is warranted, and planned.- Timothy R. Reese Colonel, Armor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-07 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Williamson R. Murray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107268621
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Military Innovation in the Interwar Period written by Williamson R. Murray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-28 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1914, the armies and navies that faced each other were alike right down to the strengths of their companies and battalions and the designs of their battleships and cruisers. Differences were of degree rather than essence. During the interwar period, however, the armed forces grew increasingly asymmetrical, developing different approaches to the same problems. This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in exploitation by the seven major military powers. The comparative essays investigate how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explain much of the strategic and operative performance of the Axis and Allies in World War II. The essays focus on several instances of how military services developed new technology and weapons and incorporated them into their doctrine, organisation and styles of operations.
Author : Simon Forty
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526767635
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Tank Warfare, 1939–1945 written by Simon Forty and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with archival photos, a fascinating account of armored warfare in WWII—and how tank design and tactics were transformed during the period. On the battlefields of Europe and North Africa during the Second World War, tanks played a key role, and the intense pressure of combat drove forward tank design and tactics at an extraordinary rate. In a few years, on all sides, tank warfare was transformed. This is the dramatic process that Simon and Jonathan Forty chronicle in this heavily illustrated history. They describe the fundamentals of pre-war tank design and compare the theories formulated in the 1930s as to how they should be used in battle. Then they show how the harsh experience of the German blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland, France, and the Soviet Union compelled the Western Allies to reconsider their equipment, organization, and tactics—and how the Germans responded to the Allied challenge. The speed of progress is demonstrated in the selection of over 180 archive photographs which record, as only photographs can, the conditions of war on each battle front. They also give a vivid impression of what armored warfare was like for the tank crews of 75 years ago. “The images in the book are excellent and inspire diorama ideas for modelers.” —IPMS/USA
Author : Azriel Lorber
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612342116
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Misguided Weapons written by Azriel Lorber and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemyas hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from higher officialsa ignorance or their total misunderstanding of the importance and relevance of such technology and science as well as of their application to warfare. Technological failure is also the root cause of technological surprise. While operational surprise on the battlefield poses grave problems, technological surprise is far more serious, because, as Azriel Lorber explains, it often leads to disasters on the battlefield and is more difficult to recover from. In too many cases, technological failure and surprise stem from all-too-human characteristics, such as self-satisfaction, disdain for the adversary, obtuseness, and conservatism. Because these traits show no evidence of disappearing, political decision makers and military commanders should be aware that technological failure and technological surprise could happen at any time."
Author : Azriel Lorber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144223931X
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Ready for Battle written by Azriel Lorber and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology and its proper use constitute key components in the strength of any armed forces. However, battlefield technologies constantly evolve in the quest for competitive advantage, with the rate at which new concepts and devices appear steadily increasing. In the world of technological intelligence, militaries worldwide not only seek to advance their technologies but to gather information about the latest technological and scientific developments of present and future adversaries, evaluate their possible impacts, and prevent as much as possible, the advantages gained by technological surprise—that sudden appearance of novel weapon systems that can tilt the success of an operation, battle, or even war. While ample documentation circulates on operational intelligence—defined as information about an enemy's order of battle and intentions—and “operational surprise,” technological intelligence (and consequently technological surprise) receives far less attention than today’s military reality merits. In Ready for Battle: Technological Intelligence on the Battlefield, Azriel Lorber rectifies this slant towards operational intelligence, engaging through historical example and policy prescription technology's role in modern warfare, and the dangers presented by technological inferiority on the one hand, and technological surprise on the other. Throughout, he offers examples of well-kept technological secrets that turned the tides of battle—as well as less well-hidden efforts that failed in their effect. Ready for Battle analyzes the challenges presented and possible methods for addressing questions of technological surprise, drawing on historical examples of failure and success and offering insights into the intricacies of technological deception. This work will interest military historians and officers, security analysts, and defense industry professionals.
Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184858430X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)
Download or read book Steel Fist written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If the tanks succeed, then victory follows." General Heinz Guderian, 1937 After seeing the success of the British tanks in the First World War, the Germans decided that the future of warfare lay in the Panzerkampfwagen, the armoured fighting vehicle, later simply known as the Panzer. In time, the Panzer Corps would become the German army's new vanguard, an essential component of the new style of war that came to be known as Blitzkrieg - 'lightning war'. Steel Fist looks at the development of the Panzer concept, and the building and deployment of the Corps through the eyes of those who fought it. It tells the story of how the Panzers formed the spearhead of the world's most efficient military machine, and how they were ultimately defeated.
Author : Peter Beale
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750979348
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Death by Design written by Peter Beale and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of war in 1939 British tank crews were ill-equipped, under trained and badly led. As a consequence the lives of hundreds of crewmen were wasted unnecessarily. This was due not only to the poor design and construction of British tanks, but also to the lack of thought and planning on the part of successive pre-war governments and the War Office. Death by Design explores how and why Britain went from leading the world in tank design at the end of the First World War to lagging far behind the design quality of Russian and German tanks in the Second World War. This book is a much-needed warning to governments and military planners: a nation must always be prepared to defend itself and ensure that its soldiers are equipped with the tools to do so.
