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The Tank War
The Men, the Machines and the Long Road to Victory
Book • 2013
Mark Urban chronicles the 5th Royal Tank Regiment (5 RTR) from the 1940 retreat in France through campaigns in North Africa, Italy, Normandy, and into Germany.
Drawing on interviews with survivors and rare archive material, the book portrays ordinary men achieving extraordinary feats amid tactical shifts that restored Britain's tank warfare edge.
It offers an honest look at combat stress, leadership changes, and the human side of armoured warfare, challenging myths about WWII tank battles.
Drawing on interviews with survivors and rare archive material, the book portrays ordinary men achieving extraordinary feats amid tactical shifts that restored Britain's tank warfare edge.
It offers an honest look at combat stress, leadership changes, and the human side of armoured warfare, challenging myths about WWII tank battles.
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How tanks redefined warfare
