Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903?39

Description

This work reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Great Britain was the nation which first developed the tank, first used it in action and first gained dramatic results by its employment. The British continued as world leaders in the field of mechanized warfare until the early 1930s. The author offers his interpretations of the early history of British armoured forces and explains why Britain had lost their leading position as tank users by the outbreak of World War II.

J. P. Harris is a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Academy, Sandhurst and a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for the Study of War and Society at De Montfort University. -- .

.,."a constantly interesting book." --"The Journal of Strategic Studies" ""Men, Ideas and Tanks" is a gripping and wholesome review of the stages of the development of the early combat tank ... The book is an interesting and thought-provoking review of why and how Britain gained and lost initiative in armoured warfare before the Second World War." --"The Journal of the United Service Institute of India" ..."a constantly interesting book." --"The Journal of Strategic Studies" ""Men, Ideas and Tanks" is a gripping and wholesome review of the stages of the development of the early combat tank ... The book is an interesting and thought-provoking review of why and how Britain gained and lost initiative in armoured warfare before the Second World War." --"The Journal of the United Service Institute of India"