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008 190514s2017 enka g b 001 0 eng d
020 $a9781472818072 (pbk.) :$cNT$630
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
082 04$a623.74752$222
100 1 $aZaloga, Steve,$d1952-$eauthor.
245 10$aEarly US Armor :$bTanks 1916-40 /$cSteven J. Zaloga ; illustrated by Felipe Rodriguez.
260 $aOxford, UK ;$aNew York :$bOsprey Publishing,$c2017.
300 $a48 p. :$bill. (some colour) ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aNew vanguard ;$v245.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAmerican Tank Origins -- The Tank Corps -- Tank Corps Disbanded -- Early Christie Tanks -- Rock Island Arsenal Tanks -- The Christie Distraction -- Knox's Light Tanks -- Combat Cars and Infantry Tanks -- Cavalry Combat Cars -- Infantry Light Tanks -- Increasing Armor and Firepower -- The M2 Medium Tank -- Marine Corps Tanks -- Export Tanks - - In Retrospect.
520 $aBetween the two World Wars, the US contributed significantly to the development of the tank, a weapon invented by the British and the French seeking a way to break through the lines of German trenches. From the employment of the French Renault FT and British Mark V during their involvement in World War I, the US branched out with their own indigenous designs including the M1 Cavalry Car and the M2 Light and Medium tanks, the precursors to the Stuart and Grant tanks ofWorld War II. Tank designers in this period faced unique challenges and so the story of early American armour is littered with failures amongst the successes. Featuring previously unpublished photos and fully illustrated throughout, Early US armor: Tanks 1916?40 is essential reading for anyone interested in American armor, or in the development of tank design.
650 0$aTanks (Military science)$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
700 1 $aRodriguez, Felipe,$eillustrator.
830 0$aNew vanguard ;$v245.