Fighting Vehicles of the World

Since World War I weapons of war have become increasingly more sophisticated as industrialisation and computerisation have taken hold in weapons design and manufacture. Fighting Vehicles of the World is a directory of over 550 of the finest tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons built in the last 100 years. Arranged in alphabetical order by type, the book provides a comprehensive guide to the most interesting tanks and artillery pieces that have seen service. Each individual weapon system is illustrated with a full-colour artwork, with its design, development and service record recorded in an accompanying paragraph of text. Detailed specification tables provide information on dimensions, powerplant where relevant, performance and armament or specifications. Amongst the weapons systems featured are the Panther and Tiger tanks, the M1 Abrams, the German ’88’, the Russian Katyusha rocket launcher, the 25-pounder and many more.

With over 120,000 words of text and more than 600 artworks and photographs, this book will inform and entertain anyone with an interest in modern land warfare.