Tanks Inside and Out

Haskew, Michael E. Tanks Inside & Out. Part of the Weapons of War series. 2012. 160p. ISBN 978-1-4488-5980-1. Available at 623.74 HAS on the library shelves.

When German soldiers saw the first tanks roll over trenches and barbed wires during World War I, they didn’t know what to make of it, but they knew warfare as they knew it had just been revolutionized. Capable of quicker travel than a horse, able to survive punishing assaults, tanks evolved and became the primary vehicles of World War II as they rolled through Russia, France, and every other theater of war.

In this book, Haskew documents the evolution of the tank from its humble beginnings as a slow behemoth to a seventy-five tons deadly machine of war, capable of firing a projectile miles away with accuracy and able to travel for hundreds of miles. Tanks from the First and Second World Wars are presented, along with Cold War era and current tanks. Each tank is discussed through illustrations and photographs and features specification charts that describes their capabilities.

If you liked this book, take a look at Warships Inside and Out to learn more about the evolution of warships. Other books you might be interested in include Aircrafts of World War I and Modern Weapons Compared and Contrasted: Naval Vessels.