Illustrated Tank & AFV Buyer's Guide
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 160, wraps, illus., bookplate. More
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 160, wraps, illus., bookplate. More
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword, 2013. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. The format is approximately 7.5 inches by 9.675 inches. 208 pages. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor rippling on several early pages at bottom corner. This is from the Images of War series. This covers Light, Medium and Heavy Tanks, Self-Propelled Guns, and miscellaneous Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Pen and Sword Books, also stylized as Pen & Sword, is a British publisher which specializes in printing and distributing books in both hardback and softback on military history, militaria and other niche subjects; factual non-fiction, primarily focused on the United Kingdom (UK). Pen and Sword has over 6,000 titles available in print, and also available as ebook download. Releasing 500 new titles each year on a variety of subjects, it is part of the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper group. 'Images of War' – a major series of 243 books (as of December 2020) of rare photographs from wartime archives of every possible global military subject, from animals and aircraft to the Waffen SS and Winston Churchill; including concentration and death camps, individual battles, squadrons, battalions and divisions, the people, and the equipment they flew, sailed and operated, on the ground, in the air, and at sea; in all theaters of war since World War One; all with detailed captions and references. More
New York: Military Press, 1984. First Printing. 30 cm, 216, profusely illus. (some color), book has been damaged by moisture at bottom, some pages stuck together. More
New York: Excalibur Books, 1976. First? Printing. 30 cm, 143, illus. (some in color), large pieces missing to DJ. Foreword by Sir Michael Carver. Inscribed by the author. More
Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1987. Presumed First U.S. Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9 inches by 11.75 inches. viii, 143, [1] pages. Foreword by Field Marshall Sir Michael Carver. Illustrations. Special illustrations by The County Studio, Coleorton, Leicester. Some spine weakness noted, restrengthened with glue. DJ has some wear, soiling, and a tear at the back. Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Even though tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, production was limited to relatively small numbers in a few countries. However, during World War II, most armies employed tanks, and production levels reached thousands each month. Tank usage, doctrine and production varied widely among the combatant nations. By war's end, a consensus was emerging regarding tank doctrine and design. This important work shows the designs, specifications, and strategic importance of German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, British, French, Russian, Canadian, and American light, medium, and heavy tanks called into action during World War II. More
Moscow: Voenizdat, 1940. 56, text quite darkened, top corner p. 56 missing (no loss of text), usual library markings, rebound in library binding. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952? 528, illus., maps, appendices, index, bookplate inside fr bd, some discolor flyleaves, bds slightly scuffed & some wear to corners. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952. 528, illus., maps, appendices, index, library stamps (some crossed out in marker), large rough spots inside boards & flyleaves. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952? 528, illus., maps, appendices, index, DJ scuffed and soiled: edge tears, chips, & small pieces missing. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952? 528, illus., maps, appendices, index, slight foxing inside boards and flyleaves, tear at spine, top & bottom edges of spine worn. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1996. First Da Capo Edition. 528, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, index, small crease at lower corner of covers and text pages. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1965. Third Printing. Pocket paperbk, 400, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, pp. 117-122 creased, text has darkened, covers and spine soiled and some edge wear. More
Salzburg, Austria: R. Kiesel, 1945. 99, illus., roster, index, foxing to fore-edge, bds somewhat soiled, spine soiled & edges worn, box quite worn & pcs missing. More
Old Greenwich, CT: WE Inc., 1970. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 cm, 156, profusely illus., tables, bookplate inside front board, boards have been covered with clear plastic coating. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Printing. 21 cm, 159, wraps, illus., bookplate, spine and covers worn. Introduction by Barrie Pitt. More
London: New Burlington Books, 1984. Quarto, 64, profusely illus. (some in color), bookplate inside front board, small creases to top edge of rear DJ. More
New York: Galahad Books, 1980. First? Printing. 64, illus., bookplate, boards somewhat worn and soiled, some corners creased. More
London: New Burlington Books, c1980. First? Edition. First? Printing. 31 cm, 319, illus., index, slight wear, soiling, and some sticker residue to DJ, bookplate. More
n.p. n.p., 1937. 236, v.1 only, wraps, figures, index, covers worn and soiled, large tears at spine. More
San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 1979. Second Printing. 466, illus., maps, appendices, bibliographical essay, index, ink name inside front flyleaf, DJ soiled and small tears along edges. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1995. Reprint Edition. 466, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, bibliographical essay, index, small crease to front cover. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Inst. Press, c1996. First Printing. 24 cm, 316, illus., maps. Foreword by Lt. Gen. Robert Williams. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xvi, 365, [3] pages. With 32 Sketch Maps and 89 Photographs from Official and Unofficial Sources. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, tears and soiling. Icks was a pioneer in the writing and researching of tanks and armored warfare, writing numerous books on the topic starting in the 1920’s up through to the 1970’s. In the course of his research on tanks, Icks carried on a correspondence with British journalist, historian and military theorist Basil Liddell Hart. Widely credited as one of the prophets of modern mechanized warfare, Liddell Hart was one of the most prolific writers on military matters in the 20th century. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1977. First Edition. First Printing. 496, illus., endpaper maps, sources, index, some wear and small tear to top and bottom edges of DJ. More
Bath: Parragon, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is 8.75 inches by 10.875 inches. 320 pages. Illustrations. Many in color. This is a heavy, oversized book that if sent outside of the United States will require additional shipping costs. Contents include: The Quest for Mobility; Experiments in armor; The Era of the Light Tank and Armored Car; The Challenge of Total War; From world War to Cold War; Post-war Development; the Armor Revolution. The Modern Blitzkrieg; Tanks for the 21st Century and Index. Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. More