Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles Visual Encyclopedia
2009
First Published
3.98
Average Rating
448
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Armored vehicles have come along way since their humble origins in World War I. Robert Jackson's Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles Visual Encyclopedia is a chronologically arranged tour of more than 1,200 tanks, jeeps, trucks, infantry and amphibious vehicles, self-propelled artillery and armored cars built in the last 100 years. From the Abrams Sherman tank to the Austin-Putilov armored car to the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, each vehicle is illustrated with color artwork in profile or three-quarter view, showing in detail the different features and color schemes used. For anyone interested in this all-important facet of military hardware, Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles Visual Encyclopedia is an essential reference.
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Author
Robert Jackson
Author · 45 books
Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.
