US BATTLE TANKS 1917-1945
◗ Steven Zaloga
◗ Osprey (2024)
◗ £30
◗ 272 pages (hardback)
◗ ISBN:9781472858825
◗ ospreypublishing.com
This is a very impressive review of US tank (and tank-destroyer) development, doctrine, technical details, and broad tactical trends, by a thoroughly expert analyst of armoured warfare. Much of the content is culled from his other sixty relevant Osprey titles, including artwork, but I guess few of us will have the whole stock and in any event this is a good overall profile.
There are plenty of charts showing armour/anti-armour data, plus strengths, losses, overall production, allocations of each type by theatre, and so on, with an interesting chart that shows the price per vehicle, featuring a healthy 20-50% mark up for Lend-Lease sales… Of particular interest for wargamers will…
