Description
Book Synopsis-Examines the development and use of Tanks in war from their introduction in WWI through the present day. -Jeremy Black is one of the pre-eminent military historians writing today. -Black's narrative style should appeal to scholars and armchair generals alike.
Trade ReviewBlack's text is far more than a mere chronological account of tank warfare. It is indeed much more. It is a critique to a sort of tank-centric approach of military culture, one that appeared after World War Two and has been in vogue for the whole duration of the Cold War, an approach which derives from a flawed use of military history. The book is also an overview of what tanks are today and, of course, what tanks should be tomorrow.
-- Matteo Mazziotti di Celso * Nuova Antologia Militare *
Tank Warfare is recommended for any student of land warfare in the twentieth century. The broad scope and inclusive efforts provide a starting point for detailed research, assisted by Black's chapter notes and selected reading.
-- Brian North * H-Net War *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. The Start
2. The 1920s
3. The 1930s
4. The Second World War, I: Axis Advances
5. The Second World War, II: The Allies Attack
6. The Early Cold War, 1945–1967
7. The Late Cold War, 1968–1990
8. Since 1990
9. The Future
Conclusions
Selected Further Reading
Index
