Tank Warfare In The Second World: An Oral History - Hardcover

FORTY, GEORGE

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0094780102 ISBN 13: 9780094780101

Publisher: Constable, 1998

Synopsis

The tank is only as good as its crew, who are required to fight in a noisy, jarring, explosive-filled "box," knowing that, at any moment, they could be blown to bits. Lieutenant Colonel George Forty, who himself served for 32 years in Britain's Royal Tank Regiment, has gathered a vast range of firsthand accounts from the crewmen of both Allied and Axis powers, covering every theater of the war. The accounts are sometimes deceptively humorous, typifying the bravado shown by soldiers in the face of danger; almost all are revealing and deeply affecting. Illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, "Tank Warfare in the Second World War" is essential reading for those interested in military history.

About this title

Synopsis:

Recollections of those involved in tank warfare in the Second World War. It covers the experiences of all members of the tank crew and such topics as training, first action, crew trades and tank living.

About this edition

• Publisher: Constable
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0094780102
• ISBN 13: 9780094780101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304