The Apostles of Mobility: The Theory and Practice of Armoured Warfare

by Michael Carver

Very good hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. DJ shows age-related shelfwear and sunning, particularly inner flaps. Previous seller's ticket adhered to rear. Pageblock has some discolouration; a couple of pages are dog-eared. Previous owner has penned numbers on front pastedown. Text and illustrations within are clear and bright; no marginalia is noted. CN

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC, was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He served in the Second World War and organized the administration of British forces deployed in response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and later in his career provided advice to the British Government on the response to the early stages of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Reviews

[David Bisset · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly dry book in which the author has little respect for theoreticians. However, he criticizes the blind conservatism in the interest period and says that the British learned most about mobile warfare from the Germans.