British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, 1939-1945

by Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis

Familiarizes readers with the design and performance of armored fighting vehicles produced by the Allied nations, excluding Russia

Genres: Military Fiction, World War II, Military History, History, War

222 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1981

Reviews

[Mohammed omran]

A nice and some what in depth in so far as the many vehicles covered goes over view of the US and Commonwealth AFVs used and developed during the Second World War.The body of text is direct and at times dry making this book at times more a technical read. Good photos and technical data attached to all of the vehicles though I feel that schematics or colour plates illustrating many of these AFVs would really have enhanced this book.A solid read for any one who wants a general idea on the famous and less than famous 'tanks' used by the Anglosphere.80 %

[Jason Fawkes]

Good catalogue of tracked allied vehicles, with thumbnail explanations of marks and variants.

[Jean-Vincent]

For a complete, thorough, albeit introductory overview of Commonwealth and American tanks of WWII, this is the book to get without question. It presents all models and their variants, with short technical and operational background texts, along with numerous pictures taken from archives.

Not a perfect book to be sure, it is, in my opinion, unique both in its scope and format, and that is what makes its usefulness. Pictures are sometime of very poor quality and editing left much to be desired. But five stars nonetheless.

[Kym Robinson]

A nice and some what in depth in so far as the many vehicles covered goes over view of the US and Commonwealth AFVs used and developed during the Second World War.

The body of text is direct and at times dry making this book at times more a technical read. Good photos and technical data attached to all of the vehicles though I feel that schematics or colour plates illustrating many of these AFVs would really have enhanced this book.

A solid read for any one who wants a general idea on the famous and less than famous 'tanks' used by the Anglosphere.

80 %