Men, Ideas and Tanks - British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903?39

Informationen zum Autor J. P. Harris is a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Academy, Sandhurst and a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for the Study of War and Society at De Montfort University. Klappentext Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Zusammenfassung Men! ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Genesis2. Tanks, visionaries and officialdom: June 1915?November 19163. The Road to Cambrai4. Cambrai to the German Spring Offensive: November 1917?June 19185. "Mechanical warfare" and victory6. An era of experiment: 1919?317. Losing the lead: 1931?368. The approach of war: 1936?39ConclusionBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: J. P. Harris, Harris J. P.
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.1996
• EAN: 9780719048142
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4814-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: War, Armed Forces and Society; War, Armed Forces and Society
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