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British Anti-tank Artillery 1939–45
British Anti-tank Artillery 1939–45
Author: Chris Henry
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British Anti‑tank Artillery 1939–45 traces the arms‑race born of World War I’s tank revolution and the frantic British response through 1939–1945: from early 37 mm/2‑pounder anti‑tank guns to late‑war "monster" weapons capable of penetrating some 200 mm of armour, and finally to experimental concepts aimed at halting the German armoured onslaught. Chris Henry examines design and development, operational use and unit organisation, and the evolution of anti‑tank doctrine across the European theatre and the Home Front, offering a concise, focused narrative that highlights how technological pressure and battlefield need drove rapid shifts in British anti‑tank thinking.
This New Vanguard monograph (NVG 98) by Chris Henry, illustrated by Brian Delf and published by Osprey/Bloomsbury USA (first edition, 2004; ISBN 9781841766386), is a compact 48‑page technical reference combining c.40 black‑and‑white illustrations, 7 colour plates and colour artwork with technical drawings/profiles and photographic documentation. Structured with chapters on design, operational history and variants plus colour plate commentary, it is ideal for historians, modelers and collectors seeking a focused, well‑illustrated study of British anti‑tank weapons and doctrine.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Core bibliographic data
World War II
British Army
Royal Artillery
British anti-tank artillery
Anti-tank warfare
Chris Henry (author)
Brian Delf (illustrator)
Osprey Publishing / Bloomsbury USA
New Vanguard series
Series code: NVG 98
ISBN 9781841766386
First edition, 2004
Type of book / scope
Technical reference
Equipment history
Weapons design and development study
Concise illustrated monograph (48 pages)
Theater(s) and context
European theater (context for German tank threat)
Western Allies vs German armoured forces
Home Front defence context (development of British anti-tank defence)
Operations / campaigns (general, as indicated by description)
German armoured onslaught (general campaign context)
British efforts to counter German tanks, 1939–1945
Main nations and belligerents
United Kingdom
Germany
Allies
Axis
Focus / subject coverage
British anti-tank gun units and arm
Anti-tank gun design and development
Operational use of British anti-tank artillery
Variants of British anti-tank guns
Evolution of anti-tank doctrine in response to tank development
Weapons and technology
Anti-tank guns (early 37 mm / 2-pounder class)
Heavy anti-tank guns (up to 200 mm armour penetration at 1,000 yards)
British anti-tank gun families and late-war “monster” weapons
Experimental anti-tank weapons and concepts
Armour penetration performance
Armour and ballistics
Structure / contents (from table of contents)
Introduction
Design and Development
Operational History
Variants
Colour plate commentary
Visual material
Illustrated reference
40 black-and-white illustrations
7 colour plates
Colour artwork of equipment
Technical drawings / profiles of guns (implied by New Vanguard format)
Photographic documentation of British anti-tank guns
Themes and descriptors
Tank vs anti-tank arms race
Armoured warfare countermeasures
Weapons innovation under wartime pressure
British military technology in World War II
Defence against German tanks
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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