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During the first years of the Second World War, Allied forces endured a series of terrible defeats at the hands of the Germans, Italians and Japanese. Their tanks were outclassed, their armoured tactics were flawed. But the advent of new tank designs and variants, especially those from the United States, turned the tables. Although German armour was arguably still superior at the end of the war, the competence of Allied designs and the sheer scale of their production gave them a decisive advantage on the armoured battlefield. This is the fascinating story that Anthony Tucker-Jones tells in this book which is part of a three-volume history of armoured warfare during the Second World War. Chapters cover each major phase of the conflict, from the early blitzkrieg years when Hitler's panzers overran Poland, France and great swathes of the Soviet Union to the Allied fight back in tank battles in North Africa, Italy and northern Europe. He also covers less-well-known aspects of the armoured struggle in sections on Allied tanks in Burma, India and during the Pacific campaign. Technical and design developments are a key element in the story, but so are changes in tactics and the role of the tanks in the integrated all-arms forces that overwhelmed the Axis. AUTHOR: Anthony Tucker-Jones is a writer, military historian and a widely published expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armoured and aerial warfare. He has had over forty books published by Pen & Sword. His recent titles include The Battle for Budapest 1944-1945, The Battle for the Caucasus 1942-1943 and Hitler's Panzers: The Complete History 1933-1945. For further information his website can be found at www.atuckerjones.com. 70 b/w illustrations

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...[a] broad overview that may serve as a springboard to further study. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

Readers searching for an exhaustive study of American and British tanks in World War II need look no further... -- ARMOR Magazine ...[a] broad overview that may serve as a springboard to further study. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"""Readers searching for an exhaustive study of American and British tanks in World War II need look no further...""-- ""ARMOR Magazine"" ""...[a] broad overview that may serve as a springboard to further study.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"""

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Anthony Tucker-Jones is a writer, military historian and a widely published expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armoured and aerial warfare. He has had over forty books published by Pen & Sword. His recent titles include The Battle for Budapest 1944-1945, The Battle for the Caucasus 1942-1943 and Hitler's Panzers: The Complete History 1933-1945\. For further information his website can be found at www.atuckerjones.com.

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