The CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) family of reconnaissance vehicles was introduced into the British Army in 1972 and has seen extensive combat from the Falklands to Afghanistan. Simon Dunstan tells the story of CVRT's development, its anatomy, combat record and how it is operated and maintained by the armies of 16 nations worldwide.
This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of British tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day. This book, the last in a four-part series on British Battle Tanks covering the whole history of British armored warfare, concentrates on those vehicles that have served following the end of World War II up to the present day. Starting with the Centurion, the title explores those types that equipped the armored divisions lined up on the German plains to resist any potential Soviet offensive, as well as in Korea and Suez, including the Conqueror, and modern tanks such as the Challenger 2 which are still in service today. Covering the many variants of these and other tanks in British service as well as their deployments around the world, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, this illustrated volume is a comprehensive guide to the development of British tanks since the Second World War.
In the history of armoured fighting vehicles there have been few that have been so successful or so extensively employed as the Panhard AML armoured car. Based on the British Ferret armoured car, the French-built Panhard AML was first used i
French Armour in Vietnam 1945–54 uses a variety of photos from the private collections of two French generals of the campaign, and full color plates of rarely illustrated vehicles, to tell the complete story of the tanks and armored fighting vehicles that the French employed in their colonies in Indo-China. The French, quick to realize the efficacy of armor to preserve their sovereignty over Indo-China following the Great War, sent over their Renault FT17 tanks in 1919. Together with a variety of armored cars, these were the principal AFVs in Indo-China until World War II when the Japanese occupied the region. After the war, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast off British equipment until the outbreak of war in Korea saw an increase in military aid. This included large numbers of the M24 Chaffee Light Tank, along with amphibious vehicles such as the M29C Weasel and LVT4 Buffalo, to conduct operations in coastal and inland areas that the Viet Minh had previously thought immune to attack.
"The Border War saw the biggest armoured battles in Africa since World War II. Starting as a counter-insurgency operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against the South West Africa People's Organisation, South Africa became embroiled in the complex Angolan Civil War, where they came up against enemies well supplied with equipment and armoured vehicles from the Soviet Union. With the aid of stunning illustrations and photographs, this study details the characteristics, capabilities and performance of the wide variety of armoured vehicles deployed by the SADF, from the Eland armoured car to the Ratel infantry combat vehicle and the Olifant tank. Designed for the unique conditions of the region, South Africa's armour was distinctive and innovative, and has influenced the design of counterinsurgency armoured vehicles around the world." --Publisher description
December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks in the history of the British armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), but it is also one of the most significant post-war Western tanks. Between 1946 and 1962, 4,423 Centurions were built in 13 basic marks and numerous variants, with the chassis also adapted for several other AFV roles. A small number of the Beach Armoured Recovery Version (BARV) served with the British forces during the Iraq War of 2003, some 58 years after the Centurion first entered service! The Centurion has seen extensive combat in the Korean War (Britain), Vietnam (Australia), the Middle East (Israel) in the 1967 Six Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and during the 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon, and in the Indo-Pakistan War (India) in 1965 where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks
Did Hitler - code name: `Grey Wolf' - really die in 1945? This book argues that he escaped to Argentina, where he lived until 1962.
Opravdu zemřel Adolf Hitler v Berlíně roku 1945? Omyl! Adolf Hitler unikl a zemřel v poklidu v Argentině až v roce 1962. Skutečnost, nebo fikce? Vojenský historik Simon Dunstan a novinář Gerrard Williams rozvíjejí strhující scénář, který až dosud nebyl nikdy podrobně prozkoumán. Po pěti letech výzkumu překládají autoři přesvědčivé důkazy a svědectví, z nichž některá byla teprve nedávno odtajněna z bývalých sovětských a dalších vládních archivů. Konkrétní osoby, místa a data, letadla, ponorky, základny a skrýše. Dunstan a Williams sledují únikovou trasu, kterou podle nich Hitler použil. Odhalují i možnou dohodu s čelními představiteli CIA. Útěk století, který je v rozporu se všeobecně přijímanými dějinami, byl dokonale naplánován.
Arabsko-židovská válka v r. 1973 (v. jom kippur), porovnání taktiky a výzbroje tankových jednotek válčících stran. Příručka. Během tzv. Šestidenní války na jaře r. 1967 obsadil Izrael Golanské výšiny, Sinajský poloostrov, Zajordánsko, pásmo Gazy. Překvapivý útok Egypta a Sýrie, zahájený 6. 10. 1973 na významný židovský svátek, měl být odplatou za předcházející pokořující porážku. Ve výzbroji tankových vojsk arabských států převažoval tank sovětské konstrukce T-55, protivník vsadil na britský typ Centurion. Autor nás seznámí vedle dlouhodobě neklidné vojensko-politické situace na Blízkém východě s vývojem a parametry T-55 i Centurionu, jejich zařazením a rolí u jednotlivých armád. Více prostoru věnuje samotnému průběhu bojů a taktice tankových oddílů. Fotografie, nákresy, mapka, rejstřík, seznam literatury.
