Churchill Infantry Tank

David Fletcher, Henry Morshead (Illustrator)

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Osprey
03 September 2019

History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War; Warfare & defence

Series: New Vanguard

An illustrated history of the most important British-made tank of World War II, featuring all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42.

The Churchill is quite different from any other British tank of World War II, built outside the normal process of British tanks and the Department of Tank Design. It was built under the watchful eye of the Prime Minister, after whom it was named, by a firm with no previous experience of tank production. Despite being condemned as unsuitable and more than once being scheduled to be replaced by a better design this never actually happened. It remained in production and ultimately vindicated itself since, although it was slow and noisy it was found to have superior climbing ability and thicker frontal armour than the vaunted German Tiger.

Opening with coverage of the prototype tank A20, in unprecedented detail, which has not been covered in any detail before, the book goes on to look at all seven Marks of Churchill, in particular their different guns. This book also discusses the tank’s service in Russia and later with the Irish, Jordanian and Australian Armies. It also features the disastrous Dieppe raid of August 1942, ending with a brief look at the Black Prince or 'super Churchill' which was only developed up to the prototype stage at the end of World War II.

By: David Fletcher
Illustrated by: Henry Morshead (Illustrator)
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 272
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 180mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781472837349
ISBN 10: 1472837347
Series: New Vanguard
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 03 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction /Design and Development /Marks and Variants /Operational History /Conclusion /Index

David Fletcher MBE was born in 1942. He has written many books and articles on military subjects and until his retirement was the historian at the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. He has spent over 40 years studying the development of British armoured vehicles during the two World Wars and in 2012 was awarded an MBE for services to the history of armoured warfare.

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Churchill Infantry Tank

David Fletcher, Henry Morshead (Illustrator)

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