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Churchill Infantry Tank 1941-51 by Bryan Perrett; Peter Sarson (Illustrator); Mike Chappell (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Churchill was undoubtedly one of the most successful British tanks of the Second World War. Although it suffered from being underarmed, a defect common to most British armoured vehicles of the period, it was nevertheless loved by its crews: its cross-country ability was unrivalled and it was less in ...Show more
M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45 by Steven J. Zaloga; Hugh Johnson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version called ...Show more
M47 & 48 Patton Tanks by Steven J. Zaloga; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
$48.00 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
With Cold War fears mounting, the M47 and M48 were rushed into production - teething troubles were inevitable. In the decade that followed, however, these tanks proved to be the backbone of US armoured units. In its lifetime, the Patton has played vital roles in three wars, including Vietnam, and has se ...Show more
Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II and III by Sam Katz
$19.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Merkava, or Chariot, was the first tank entirely designed and built by the Israeli Army. The IDF had previously been using a variety of vehicles, acquired from various sources, including in particular the Sherman and Centurion. The Merkava was designed specifically for the type of warfare and oppone ...Show more
Sherman Medium Tank by Steven J. Zaloga
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been hailed widely as 'the best tank on the battlefield today'. However, by the ti ...Show more
Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1960-75 by Steven J. Zaloga; Felipe Rodriguez (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
A new analysis of the technology and tanks that faced off against each other on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, during the very height of the Cold War.From the 1960s onwards, there was a generational shift in tank design and warfare with the advent of CBR (chemical, biological, radiological) protect ...Show more
The Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-1945 by David Fletcher
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Matilda was the principal British infantry tank in the early years of World War II. It served with the BEF in France and later in North Africa, where it earned the title ‘Queen of the Desert’. Outclassed by increasingly powerful German anti-tank weapons, it still remained a power in the South-East P ...Show more
Tiger 1 Heavy Tank 1942-45 by Hilary Doyle; Tom Jentz; Peter Sarson (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army's experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western Europe and the North African desert. Following the invasion of Russia, the appearance of the Soviet T-34 and ...Show more
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