Tank Killing Anti Tank Warfare By Men

by Ian V. Hogg

Anti-tank weapons today are sophisticated items of hardware, but in World Wars I and II, many improvized weapons were used to knock out tanks. This work contains accounts of infantrymen who disabled tanks by pouring petrol over the engine casings and igniting it; pushing graneades down the barrels of tanks; and dropping bombs through open turrets to kill crews. As well as descriptions of hand-held anti-tank weapons, included in the book are anti-tank guns, mobile tank destroyers and anti-armour ordnance used by the tanks themselves. There are also chapters on the aircraft that have been developed and modified since World WQar II to kill tanks, such as the A-10 Thunderbolt and the Russian SU-25 Frogfoot.

Genres: History

272 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

Ian V. Hogg enlisted in the Royal Artillery of the British Army in April 1945. During World War II he served in Europe and in eastern Asia. After the war he remained in the military. In the early 1950s, he served in the Korean War. Altogether he served in the military for 27 years. Upon retiring in 1972, he held the appointment of Master Gunner at the Royal Military College of Science, where he taught on the subjects of firearms, artillery, and their ammunition and use. Hogg also had an interest in the subject of fortification and was one of the founding members of the Fortress Study Group in 1975.

His first books were published in the late 1960s while he was still an instructor. After retiring from the military, he pursued the career of military author and historian. He was editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons from 1972 to 1994. He worked with a skilled artist, John Batchelor, to ensure that his books were well illustrated with cutaway diagrams. He contributed articles to a variety of journals, and his books have been translated into a dozen languages .
Hogg has been described by publishing people who worked with him as "an unassuming man, with a gift to pass on [his] knowledge at any level, and often with a dry humour". He was also respected for his professionalism as an author. He was described as "a consummate professional who (unlike most of his peers) usually submitted manuscripts on time, within agreed parameters, and accompanied by all the illustrations."

Hogg was a frequent guest on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun, as well as other military-related television programs.

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Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is classic Hogg- a little too fast-paced, almost breathless, but quirky, occassionally funny and highly informative in a logical way, explaining development generally in terms of action and reaction, though it is divided into thematic chapters like man vs tank, airplane vs tank and tank vs tank, which do not go far enough to clairify and organize a book that has, like this review, the sense of a rushed, run-on sentence, despite its interest and informativeness. Whew.

[Kym Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ian Hogg is an authority on land warfare and the tools of the trade, 'Tank Killing' is another quality book by the expert historian on the subject of...tank killing.

The book explores the history of anti tank weaponry, the tactics and the fighting machines counters to such threats. It is a good read filled with information. Hogg is both a talented writer and a superb military historian, a man whose books I often devoured with great intensity through my youth.

The real criticism of this book is that it could be more in depth in parts and as often is the case with superbly presented material, it leaves you wanting more.

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