Tank Wrecks of the Western Front, 1940-1945

by Anthony Tucker-Jones

Overview

This unique pictorial history captures the many types of armored vehicles used across the Western Front of WWII—through soldiers’ photos of enemy wreckage.

Early in the Second World War, victorious German soldiers regularly photographed and posed with destroyed or abandoned Allied tanks. When the tide of the war turned against them in 1944, their wrecked Panzers were photographed by victorious Allies. The practice created an extraordinary record of the thousands of tank wrecks that littered the battlefields across the Western Front.

In this volume, Anthony Tucker-Jones has selected a fascinating collection of these historic images, forming a rare visual guide to the fate of World War II armor. All the principal tanks of the conflict are represented: Renaults, Matildas, Churchills, Shermans, Panzer IVs, Panthers and Tigers along with many others.

Tanks Wrecks of the Western Front provides insight into the rapid development of tank design during the war, and shows how vulnerable these armored vehicles were to antitank guns and air attacks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526741554
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Series:	Images of War
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	106 MB
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About the Author

Anthony Tucker-Jones is a former defense intelligence officer and a widely published expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armored and aerial warfare. He is the author of over thirty books, is security and terrorism correspondent for intersec – The Journal of International Security, and has freelanced for Channel 4 News.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Blitzkrieg and Beyond vii

Photograph Sources xiii

Chapter 1 Hotchkiss 1

Chapter 2 Renault 35/40 13

Chapter 3 French Heavies 39

Chapter 4 Vickers Mk VI and Matilda 49

Chapter 5 Churchill 61

Chapter 6 Sherman 75

Chapter 7 Panzer I, II and III 91

Chapter 8 Panzer IV 97

Chapter 9 Panther 105

Chapter 10 Tiger I and II 119

Other related titles in the Images of War series by Anthony Tucker-Jones 130

Editorial Reviews

"Many of the included images could be the basis for and number of dioramas, with partially burnt-out tank hulls, completely destroyed tanks, or tanks laying on their backs."

IPMS/USA

"The book also has more text than usual, with nice encapsulations of the different models."

Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"...Anthony Tucker-Jones has selected a fascinating visual guide to the fate of the numerous types of tank employed by the American, British, French and German armies throughout the conflict."

AMPS Indianapolis

I really can recommend this series of books but not only do you have the pictures the text and
information around the photos are so good stories.

The UK Historian