Mark Urban Tank : The 10 War Machines That Changed the World & the

Punchy. Trenchant. Heavyweight. Mark Urbans Tank blows the doors off, just as youd expect from such an accomplished author. Take cover! Damien Lewis, author of SAS Great EscapesAn authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former officer and bestselling historianTanks are the ultimate embodiment of industrial age warfare. In the popular imagination, they represent both a terrifying beast of destruction and a potent symbol of liberation. The technology behind these war machines has evolved relentlessly, and yet the coming of the information age has led many to predict that drones, missiles, and Artificial Intelligence have made the tank obsolete. Time and again, however, tanks have continued to shape and be shaped by battles around the world, from their introduction in 1916, through the Second World War and tankontank fights in 1990s Iraq, to the current conflict in Ukraine. In TANK, bestselling historian and former officer in the Royal Tank Regiment Mark Urban draws on wideranging accounts from soldiers, designers, and politicians, from Winston Churchill to Volodymyr Zelensky, to tell the remarkable story of one of the most important developments in military history. Through the ten most important vehicles ever made, Urban chronicles the incredible advances in tank technology starting with the Mark IV, the first British tank to be used in large numbers in WW1, and following the story through the T34 and... | Mark Urban Tank : The 10 War Machines That Changed the World & the