Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003

Informationen zum Autor Simon Dunstan, illustrated by Peter Sarson, Mike Badrocke Klappentext From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid-1945 as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. It has also seen action with the Israeli Defence Forces, the Indian Army in the wars with Pakistan and the Australian Army in Vietnam. This book details all the variants of the Centurion used in these conflicts as well as covering the specialised variants last used by the British in the Gulf War. Zusammenfassung From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid-1945 as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. It has also seen action with the Israeli Defence Forces, the Indian Army in the wars with Pakistan and the Australian Army in Vietnam. This book details all the variants of the Centurion used in these conflicts as well as covering the specialised variants last used by the British in the Gulf War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Design and Development · Operational History · Colour plates commentary · Bibliography · Index

Product details

• Authors: Simon Dunstan, Dunstan Simon
• Assisted by: Mike Badrocke (Illustration), Peter Sarson (Illustration), Sarson Peter (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841763873
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-387-3
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 244 mm x 10 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; New Vanguard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / General, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater