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British And American Tanks Of WWII: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, 1939-45 (Cassell Military Trade Books) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Peter Chamberlain (Author), Chris Ellis (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New edition edition (3 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304355291
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304355297
  • Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 59,648 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Packed throughout with outstanding photographs, drawings and diagrams Comprehensive text and technical specifications Essential reference for the AFV enthusiast, the military historian and the military modeller

About the Author
Peter Chamberlain has been writing on tanks and other armoured vehicles for more than 30 years. He is known and respected in enthusiast circles around the world.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of tech. and historical data and loads of pictures, 26 Sep 2000
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Each tank seems to be covered,with a generic specification and extra details per variant.

Each tank has a development story and production notes and details of design improvements, but no deployment history.

You do get quite alot pictures of the tanks and the variants, some in combat.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the German book, 30 Aug 2006
By Weisenwolf (Thame, Oxfordshire) - See all my reviews
This work is thorough in it's coverage and does exactly what it says on the tin. However it is deficient in several areas.

All armour measurements are listed in the simplified maximum/minimum manner rather than the more detailed front/side/rear & turret/superstructure/hull/mantlet shown in the sister book on German vehicles. Similarly references are made throughout the book to up armoured vehicles or applique armour but measurements are not given.

In matters of production the page layout is nowhere near as user friendly as the German book; in fact it is hard work to read and it is riddled with errors and has clearly not been properly proof read (The famous German 55mm A/T gun for example)

The appendix covering weapons is poorly written and does not compare performance at the same ranges neither is it tabulated so it is of little use for comparison purposes.

The book appears in many areas to be rushed and unplanned.

On the positve side the explanation of production is very thorough and there is an excellent selction of photgraphs.

A good read for someone ignorant of the full range of allied Tanks on the Western front and Med but not of much use to the more informed and certainly not the encylopedic reference book the German work is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Under-rated, 12 May 2008
By Mr. Nicholas W. Le Huquet (UK) - See all my reviews
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It is not quite as good as their equivelent book on German AFV's, but my copy was fortunately proof read except for 1 minor error. The amount of technical and historical information you get for your money is possibly the best on allied afv's currently on the market. Its only flaw is the missing detailed arrangement of armour as found in the german companion.
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