Pen and Sword Military, 2015. — 184 p. The Ml Abrams has proved itself to be the finest main battle tank in the World since its introduction into US Army service in 1981. It combines the ultimate balance between firepower, mobility and protection as demonstrated by its superior performance during the two Gulf Wars and in Afghanistan. It routed the Soviet equipment of Saddam...
Pen and Sword, 2012. — 208 p. — (Images of War). — ISBN: 978-1848847613. The end of WW2 and the early Cold War years saw the need for a more powerful tank than the Sherman and Pershing tanks. The first Patton tanks (M46) were converted Pershings which saw service in Korea. As the Cold War intensified, the M47 with a more effective 90mm gun and turret went into mass production...
The M4 Sherman medium tank was the mainstay of the American and British armored forces in World War II. From its introduction in 1942 until the production line closed in the second half of 1945, tens of thousands of these versatile armored fighting vehicles were produced. In addition to the basic tank, which itself went through numerous modifications during its three year...
Echo Point Books & Media, 2015. — 324 p. This installment in R. P. Hunnicutt's ambitious 10-volume series on the history of American tanks covers the development of the American main battle tank from its conception in the 1950s through the production and standardization of the M1 Abrams main battle tank. In the 50s, as the M48 Patton was gearing up for production, there was a...
Ryton Publications, 2008. — 240 p. During World War II, combat experience proved that the American Sherman tank was no match for the best of Germany's tanks like the Panther or Tiger. Almost three years of development produced the T26E3 Pershing, which entered battle in the final months of the war in Europe. This book relies on hundreds of photos, color illustrations, and scale...
Squadron/Signal Publications, 2005. — 67 p. — ISBN: 0897474929. This book attempts to give a broad overview of the various schemes and identifications used on U.S. vehicles from 1941-1945. Black & White & Color photos.
Washington: Department of the Army, 1964. – 259 p. Purpose and scope. Tank weapons and ammunition. Fire control and sighting equipment. Conduct of fire. Tank gunnery training. Tank gunnery testing. Operation of tank ranges.
Arms and Armour Press, 1984. 64 pgs. This book presents a photographic look at the tank units commanded by Patton from 1917 to 1945, drawn from the files of the Signal Corps of the US Army. No American military leader has been so closely identified with armoured warfare as George S. Patton.
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