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Armoured Warfare in the Korean War
Anthony Tucker-Jones
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Description for Armoured Warfare in the Korean War
Paperback. * Photographs of Soviet, American and British armour in action during the Korean War * Insight into the terrain and conditions faced by the tank crew on both sides * Record of a neglected aspect of one of the major Cold War confrontations Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; AJC; HBWS1; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
After the Second World War military analysts thought that the only place significant armoured forces were ever likely to confront each other again was in central Europe where the Nato alliance would fend off the Soviet Red Army. But then during the Korean War of 1950-53 large numbers of armoured fighting vehicles were deployed by both sides, and this neglected aspect of the conflict is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history. Korea, with its rugged mountains, narrow passes, steep valleys and waterlogged fields. was not ideal tank country so the armour mainly supported the infantry and rarely engaged in ... Read more
After the Second World War military analysts thought that the only place significant armoured forces were ever likely to confront each other again was in central Europe where the Nato alliance would fend off the Soviet Red Army. But then during the Korean War of 1950-53 large numbers of armoured fighting vehicles were deployed by both sides, and this neglected aspect of the conflict is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history. Korea, with its rugged mountains, narrow passes, steep valleys and waterlogged fields. was not ideal tank country so the armour mainly supported the infantry and rarely engaged in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848845800
SKU
V9781848845800
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About Anthony Tucker-Jones
After a career in the intelligence community, Anthony Tucker-Jones became a freelance defence consultant and a prolific writer on intelligence, terrorism and military affairs. He is well placed to tell the story having spent almost two decades with British Defence Intelligence. His most recent books are Hitler's Great Panzer Heist, Falaise: The Flawed Victory, Stalin's Revenge: Operation Bagration and the ... Read more
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