From the pioneering tactics and terror of the Blitzkrieg assault,
through the carnage of Barbarossa, Kursk, the Desert War, and the
Normandy Bocage and the Battle of the Bulge, there were perhaps no more
unsettling and merciless positions to occupy in the Second World War
than that of a tank commander. This new book puts the reader at the very
heart of this "hell on wheels" and presents all of the original
information required to perform this most dangerous of wartime
battlefield roles. From training manuals and war office memorandums to
combat reports and first-hand accounts, The Tank Commander Pocket Manual
sits you in the turret position of commander of some of the most
fearsome land vehicles. These include the Soviet T-34, the German
Panther and its nemesis the American Sherman, the terrifying Tiger I as
well as tank variants including flamethrowers and tank destroyers such
as the Allied M10 and the StuG III. Original documents, diagrams,
technical drawings and reports have been collated and compiled from
archives and collections to include original Russian, German and English
angles on the commander's many roles including how to 'run' the rest of
the crew of this most decisive weapon of the Second World War.
- Published to mark the centenary of the tank
- Rare, previously unpublished documents
- Attractively produced in cloth-bound retro-styled case
R Shepherd has worked for many years in military publishing for leading
companies such as Casemate and Osprey, and has compiled a number of
books.
Pool of London Pocket Manuals
The new Pocket-Manual series from the Pool of London Press presents some
of the most iconic military, naval and transport machines from the last
100 years by means of compiling the original documents, confidential
memos, plans and artworks that contributed to their celebrated history.
This approach allows the modern reader both to have an excellent
understanding of the development of these extremely influential
aircraft, AFVs, ships, automobiles and trains, but also provides the
unique opportunity for further interpretation through the study of many
previously unpublished original documents, diagrams and illustrations.
Every volume in the series is skillfully compiled and researched by the
leading experts in their field who also provide a lengthy
contextualizing introduction.
Superbly priced, retro-styled to their historical period, and
beautifully hard-bound in debossed cloth, the Pool of London Pockets
sell as self-purchase, gift and are excellently suited to book trade as
well as to museum stores and heritage outlets across the world.
