The development of US Battle Tanks from World War II to today is examined in detail.
He also covers the short-lived attempts to develop more radical tanks such as T95, and the overly ambitious and failed MBT-70 tank program, and the austere M1 Abrams that followed – a tank which proved to be the best US tank design of the post World War II period and is still in service today. He also covers the short-lived attempts to develop more radical tanks such as the T95 as well as the overly ambitious and failed MBT-70 tank program and the more austere M1 Abrams that followed – a tank that proved to be the best US tank design of the post-World War II period and is still in service today.
Packed with dozens of intricate color profiles and isometric views, vivid battlescene artworks, technical illustrations, and superbly clear period photographs, this work provides a wide-ranging and essential reference for the tanks and machines at the cutting edge of armored warfare.Also, a paperback edition of The Panzers of Prokhorovka will be published in NovemberProkhorovka, where the Soviet annihilation of Hitler’s elite SS Panzer force on 12 July 1943 in the largest armoured clash in history has traditionally been described as a key turning point in the war.
The Panzers of Prokhorovka challenges this narrative. This battle, while it was an important Soviet win, is very different from the one described in this article. Ben Wheatley, based on groundbreaking archival work and supported with previously unpublished pictures of the battlefield, argues that German armored losses were negligible. A fresh approach to understanding Prokhorovka is needed. The book dispels many of the myths about this battle that have been perpetuated over time and offers a fresh analysis.