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The Great Tank Scandal

£14.99 GBP
In The Great Tank Scandal David Fletcher looks at the indecision and vacillation that left Britain seemingly unprepared for tackling Nazi Germany – and the consequences it led to.

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The Great Tank Scandal

By David Fletcher

David Fletcher’s The Great Tank Scandal has been re-printed for the first time since publication in 1989.

This rare and highly collectable title has been out of print for many years, but it's significance, insight and importance remain. It offers a critique of the military authorities, industry and government, all presented in David’s unique and witty style.

In The Great Tank Scandal, he looks at the indecision and vacillation that left Britain seemingly unprepared for tackling Nazi Germany – and the consequences it led to.

 Part 2, The Universal Tank is also available here.

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    A.F.
    Great background for the Tank Tyro

    A very involving book indeed - to an aero- history - man just beginning his armour-educaton.
    I do like the technical illustrations as well as the photographs although the sans-serif typeface is a little light for easy reading. No matter, I shall soon order part two "The Universal Tank" and then perhaps go back in time with the "Mechanical Force".
    Very nice productions and congratulations for reprinting them. Chapeau!

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    s.M.
    Got there in the end

    Very interesting coverage of trying times with many failures along the way but advances were being made in all the important areas though some too late to take part in the conflict.

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    R.W.
    Explains the poor tanks of early WW2

    David Fletcher writes about the penny pinching and treasury interference which left the British army ill equipped for the first half of WW2 despite the lead they had after the great war. He writes in his usual erudite and entertaining manner, an excellent book.

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    C.S.
    Required Reading For Students Of British Armour In World War 2

    David Fletcher reveals an encyclopaedic grasp of the subject of British armour in WW2. Armoured cars feature quite heavily in this account - being extensively employed in the reconnaissance role throughout the War. His insights into the Tank Boards and the limitations placed on British industry during these crucial years, are most educational. It becomes clear that the incompatible personalities of key figures in tank design policy, were as great a hindrance to progress as the shortsighted policies of successive inter-War governments. Anybody seeking to broaden their understanding of this complex topic, should read this book.

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    W.S.
    Very interesting and useful

    This book ist a fascinating and very useful source of information about british Tank development before and in the first half of WW2. Recommended for all Tank enthusiasts and people who are interested in military history in general

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    The Great Tank Scandal

    £14.99 GBP

    The Great Tank Scandal

    By David Fletcher

    David Fletcher’s The Great Tank Scandal has been re-printed for the first time since publication in 1989.

    This rare and highly collectable title has been out of print for many years, but it's significance, insight and importance remain. It offers a critique of the military authorities, industry and government, all presented in David’s unique and witty style.

    In The Great Tank Scandal, he looks at the indecision and vacillation that left Britain seemingly unprepared for tackling Nazi Germany – and the consequences it led to.

     Part 2, The Universal Tank is also available here.

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