Second World War Tank Crisis: The Fall and Rise of British Armour, 1919-1945

by Richard Taylor and Dick Taylor

British World War II tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to recall any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true--British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of the required quality or quantity throughout the conflict? This perceived failure has taken on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399003526
• ISBN13: 9781399003520
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.5"