In this companion volume to British Tanks: The Second World War, Pat
Ware provides an expert introduction to the design, production and
operation of British tanks since 1945. Fewer types of tank were built
than during the wartime period, but the complexity of design and
manufacture increased, and a level of technical sophistication in the
key areas of armor, firepower and mobility was beyond the imaginings of
the tank pioneers of the First World War.
Using a selection of contemporary photographs - supported by some modern
photographs of preserved vehicles - Pat Ware sets the modern tank in a
historical context. He describes its origins in Britain and its
development and deployment in the Second World War and in the post-war
period. All the British tanks that have seen service since the war are
depicted,
among them the Conqueror, Chieftain, Centurion and Challenger. The
engineers' tanks - the flails, recovery vehicles, bridge-layers - are
featured, as are the less-well-known British tanks made for export.
This highly illustrated survey gives a fascinating insight into the
recent evolution of the British tank and its role in the postwar world.
Pat Ware is a leading expert on the history of military vehicles and a
prolific writer of books and articles on every aspect of the subject.
His most recent publications include a study of the military Jeep and
encyclopaedias of military vehicles and motorcycles. He was the founding
editor of Classic Military Vehicle magazine in 2001 and continues to
contribute to the magazine as well as writing a military column for Land
Rover World.
